 |  | Proverbs 27 |  |  |
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Warnings and Instructions | ||||
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| 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. | 1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. | 1 Do not brag about tomorrow, because you do not know what another day may bring. | 1 Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth. | 1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth. | 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. | 2 Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips. | 2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. | 2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. | 3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. | 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. | 3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot, but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both. | 3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. | 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both. | 4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy? | 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? | 4 Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming, but who can survive jealousy? | 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy? | 4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy? | 5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. | 5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. | 5 Open criticism is better than unexpressed love. | 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. | 5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. | 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | 6 Wounds made by a friend are intended to help, but an enemy's kisses are too much to bear. | 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse. | 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse. | 7 A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. | 7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | 7 One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet. | 7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. | 7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | 8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. | 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. | 8 Like a bird wandering from its nest, so is a husband wandering from his home. | 8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home. | 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. | 9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend. | 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. | 9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest. | 9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend. | 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel. | 10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. | 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. | 10 Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend. Do not go to a relative's home when you are in trouble. A neighbor living nearby is better than a relative far away. | 10 Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother. | 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me. | 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. | 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad so that I can answer anyone who criticizes me. | 11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor. | 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me. | 12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty. | 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. | 12 Sensible people foresee trouble and hide. Gullible people go ahead [and] suffer. | 12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. | 12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; the simple pass on, and are punished. | 13 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge. | 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. | 13 Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger's loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner. | 13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman! | 13 Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman. | 14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him. | 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. | 14 Whoever blesses his friend early in the morning with a loud voice- his blessing is considered a curse. | 14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him. | 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him. | 15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike; | 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. | 15 Constantly dripping water on a rainy day is like a quarreling woman. | 15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike: | 15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike: | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. | 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. | 16 Whoever can control her can control the wind. He can even pick up olive oil with his right hand. | 16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand. | 16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil. | 17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. | 17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. | 17 [As] iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another. | 17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance. | 17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. | 18 He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored. | 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. | 18 Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit, and whoever protects his master is honored. | 18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored. | 18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured. | 19 As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man. | 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. | 19 As a face is reflected in water, so a person is reflected by his heart. | 19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man. | 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. | 20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. | 20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. | 20 Hell and decay are never satisfied, and a person's eyes are never satisfied. | 20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied. | 20 Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him. | 21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. | 21 The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but a person [is tested] by the praise given to him. | 21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise. | 21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him. | 22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. | 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. | 22 If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, [even then] his stupidity will not leave him. | 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. | 22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him. | 23 Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; | 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. | 23 Be fully aware of the condition of your flock, and pay close attention to your herds. | 23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds: | 23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds: | 24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. | 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? | 24 Wealth is not forever. Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next. | 24 for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations. | 24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown endure from generation to generation? | 25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, | 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. | 25 [When] grass is cut short, the tender growth appears, and vegetables are gathered on the hills. | 25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in. | 25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 26 The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field, | 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. | 26 Lambs [will provide] you with clothing, and the money from the male goats will buy a field. | 26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field. | 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field; | 27 And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. | 27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. | 27 There will be enough goat milk to feed you, to feed your family, and to keep your servant girls alive. | 27 There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls. | 27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens. |
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