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Proverbs 27 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

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Boast not thyself of tomorrow;
For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not thine own lips.

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A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

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Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming;
But who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Better is open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
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The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;
But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his place.

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Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;
So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

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Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;
And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

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A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
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He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
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A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike:

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He that would restrain her restraineth the wind;
And his right hand encountereth oil.

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Iron sharpeneth iron;
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Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;
And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

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As in water face answereth to face,
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Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
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The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
And a man is tried by his praise.

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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain,
Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
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For riches are not for ever;
And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

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The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

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The lambs are for thy clothing,
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And there will be goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household,
And maintenance for thy maidens.
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Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Pericope taken from the NASB95 and has been graciously provided by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.

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Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
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Proverbs Chapter 27 — Additional Translations:

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