27:1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 
27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 

27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips. 
27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips. 

27:3 A stone {is} heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath {is} heavier than both. 
27:3 A stone {is} heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath {is} heavier than both. 

27:4 Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? 
27:4 Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? 

27:5 Open rebuke {is} better than secret love. 
27:5 Open rebuke {is} better than secret love. 

27:6 Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. 
27:6 Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. 

27:7 The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 
27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 

27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place. 
27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place. 

27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth} the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. 
27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth} the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. 

27:10 Thy 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 neighbor {that is} near, than a brother far off. 
27:10 Thy 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. 

27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 
27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 

27:12 A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, {and} hideth himself; {but} the simple pass on, {and} are punished. 
27:12 A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, {and} hideth himself; {but} the simple pass on, {and} are punished. 

27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 
27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for adulteress. 

27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 
27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 

27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 
27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 

27:16 Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand {which} bewrayeth {itself}. 
27:16 Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, {which} betrayeth {itself}. 

27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 
27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 

27:18 He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored. 
27:18 He that keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 

27:19 As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man. 
27:19 As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man. 

27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 
27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 

27:21 {As} the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so {is} a man to his praise. 
27:21 {As} the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so {is} a man to his praise. 

27:22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, {yet} his foolishness will not depart from him. 
27:22 Though thou shouldest crush a fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, {yet} his foolishness will not depart from him. 

27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, {and} look well to thy herds. 
27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, {and} look well to thy herds. 

27:24 For riches {are} not for ever: and doth the crown {endure} to every generation? 
27:24 For riches {are} not for ever: and doth the crown {endure} to every generation? 

27:25 The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 
27:25 The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 

27:26 The lambs {are} for thy clothing, and the goats {are} the price of the field. 
27:26 The lambs {are} for thy clothing, and the goats {are} the price of the field. 

27:27 And {thou shalt have} goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and {for} maintenance for thy maidens. 
27:27 And {thou shalt have} goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and {for} maintenance for thy maidens.