1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. WBS — Proverbs 27:1
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips. WBS — Proverbs 27:2
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both. WBS — Proverbs 27:3
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? WBS — Proverbs 27:4
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. WBS — Proverbs 27:5
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. WBS — Proverbs 27:6
7 The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. WBS — Proverbs 27:7
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. WBS — Proverbs 27:8
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. WBS — Proverbs 27:9
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. WBS — Proverbs 27:10
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. WBS — Proverbs 27:11
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. WBS — Proverbs 27:12
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. WBS — Proverbs 27:13
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. WBS — Proverbs 27:14
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. WBS — Proverbs 27:15
16 Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which bewrayeth itself. WBS — Proverbs 27:16
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. WBS — Proverbs 27:17
18 He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored. WBS — Proverbs 27:18
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. WBS — Proverbs 27:19
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. WBS — Proverbs 27:20
21 As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. WBS — Proverbs 27:21
22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him. WBS — Proverbs 27:22
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. WBS — Proverbs 27:23
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? WBS — Proverbs 27:24
25 The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. WBS — Proverbs 27:25
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. WBS — Proverbs 27:26
27 And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens. WBS — Proverbs 27:27