Prov.27.5-Prov.27.14
Prov.27.5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Prov.27.5
A spoken reprimand is better than approval that's never expressed.
Prov.27.5
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Prov.27.5
Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.
Prov.27.5
An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
Prov.27.6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Prov.27.6
The wounds from a lover are worth it; kisses from an enemy do you in.
Prov.27.6
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Prov.27.6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Prov.27.6
Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Prov.27.7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Prov.27.7
When you've stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you're starved, you could eat a horse.
Prov.27.7
He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Prov.27.7
A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Prov.27.7
Honey seems tasteless to a person who is full, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Prov.27.8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Prov.27.8
People who won't settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro.
Prov.27.8
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
Prov.27.8
Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
Prov.27.8
A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest.
Prov.27.9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Prov.27.9
Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
Prov.27.9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Prov.27.9
Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
Prov.27.9
The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Prov.27.10
Thine 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.
Prov.27.10
Don't leave your friends or your parents' friends and run home to your family when things get rough; Better a nearby friend than a distant family.
Prov.27.10
Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Prov.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.
Prov.27.10
Never abandon a friend--either yours or your father's. Then in your time of need, you won't have to ask your relatives for assistance. It is better to go to a neighbor than to a relative who lives far away.
Prov.27.11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Prov.27.11
Become wise, dear child, and make me happy; then nothing the world throws my way will upset me.
Prov.27.11
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
Prov.27.11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.
Prov.27.11
My child, how happy I will be if you turn out to be wise! Then I will be able to answer my critics.
Prov.27.12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Prov.27.12
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.
Prov.27.12
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Prov.27.12
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
Prov.27.12
A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Prov.27.13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Prov.27.13
Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; be wary of accepting what a transient has pawned.
Prov.27.13
Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
Prov.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.
Prov.27.13
Be sure to get collateral from anyone who guarantees the debt of a stranger. Get a deposit if someone guarantees the debt of an adulterous woman.
Prov.27.14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Prov.27.14
If you wake your friend in the early morning by shouting "Rise and shine!" It will sound to him more like a curse than a blessing.
Prov.27.14
If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
Prov.27.14
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.
Prov.27.14
If you shout a pleasant greeting to your neighbor too early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse!
