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Proverbs 27 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Pro 27:1

Pro 27:1Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.

Pro 27:2

Pro 27:2Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Pro 27:3

Pro 27:3A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.

Pro 27:4

Pro 27:4Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.

Pro 27:5

Pro 27:5Open reproofs are better than secret love.

Pro 27:6

Pro 27:6The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

Pro 27:7

Pro 27:7A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.

Pro 27:8

Pro 27:8As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.

Pro 27:9

Pro 27:9The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.

Pro 27:10

Pro 27:10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.

Pro 27:11

Pro 27:11Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.

Pro 27:12

Pro 27:12A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.

Pro 27:13

Pro 27:13Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.

Pro 27:14

Pro 27:14Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

Pro 27:15

Pro 27:15On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

Pro 27:16

Pro 27:16The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.

Pro 27:17

Pro 27:17Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

Pro 27:18

Pro 27:18He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.

Pro 27:19

Pro 27:19As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.

Pro 27:20

Pro 27:20Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable.

Pro 27:21

Pro 27:21Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him.

Pro 27:22

Pro 27:22Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.

Pro 27:23

Pro 27:23Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.

Pro 27:24

Pro 27:24For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.

Pro 27:25

Pro 27:25Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

Pro 27:26

Pro 27:26that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.

Pro 27:27

Pro 27:27 My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
BES Footnotes
Heb. omits to ver 21.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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