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Proverbs 27 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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My Son, Be Wise

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:1 - Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:2 - Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:4 - Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:8 - Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:9 - Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10 - Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him who reproaches me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:12 - A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13 - Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:14 - He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:15 - A continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:16 - Whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:18 - Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19 - As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20 - Hell[fn] and Destruction[fn] are never full;
So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:21 - The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23 - Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
And attend to your herds;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:24 - For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:25 - When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:26 - The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:27 - You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.
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Proverbs Chapter 27 — Additional Translations:

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