Prov.27.1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Prov.27.1
Don't brashly announce what you're going to do tomorrow; you don't know the first thing about tomorrow.
Prov.27.1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Prov.27.1
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Prov.27.1
Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring.
Prov.27.2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Prov.27.2
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.
Prov.27.2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
Prov.27.2
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Prov.27.2
Don't praise yourself; let others do it!
Prov.27.3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Prov.27.3
Carrying a log across your shoulders while you're hefting a boulder with your arms Is nothing compared to the burden of putting up with a fool.
Prov.27.3
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.
Prov.27.3
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
Prov.27.3
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is heavier than both.
Prov.27.4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Prov.27.4
We're blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy?
Prov.27.4
Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
Prov.27.4
Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Prov.27.4
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but who can survive the destructiveness of jealousy?
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!
Prov.27.15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Prov.27.15
A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet;
Prov.27.15
A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
Prov.27.15
A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
Prov.27.15
A nagging wife is as annoying as the constant dripping on a rainy day.
Prov.27.16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Prov.27.16
You can't turn it off, and you can't get away from it.
Prov.27.16
restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
Prov.27.16
Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
Prov.27.16
Trying to stop her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or hold something with greased hands.
Prov.27.17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Prov.27.17
You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.
Prov.27.17
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Prov.27.17
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Prov.27.17
As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.
Prov.27.18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Prov.27.18
If you care for your orchard, you'll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you'll be honored.
Prov.27.18
He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Prov.27.18
Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
Prov.27.18
Workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat its fruit. In the same way, workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
Prov.27.19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Prov.27.19
Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.
Prov.27.19
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
Prov.27.19
As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.
Prov.27.19
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person.
Prov.27.20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Prov.27.20
Hell has a voracious appetite, and lust just never quits.
Prov.27.20
Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
Prov.27.20
Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Prov.27.20
Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.
Prov.27.21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Prov.27.21
The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in the fire; The purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame.
Prov.27.21
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.
Prov.27.21
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Prov.27.21
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.
Prov.27.22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Prov.27.22
Pound on a fool all you like--you can't pound out foolishness.
Prov.27.22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.
Prov.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.
Prov.27.22
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
Prov.27.23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Prov.27.23
Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks;
Prov.27.23
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
Prov.27.23
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;
Prov.27.23
Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
Prov.27.24
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Prov.27.24
(Don't take them for granted; possessions don't last forever, you know.)
Prov.27.24
for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Prov.27.24
For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Prov.27.24
for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be secure for the next generation.
Prov.27.25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Prov.27.25
And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns,
Prov.27.25
When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
Prov.27.25
When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
Prov.27.25
After the hay is harvested, the new crop appears, and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
Prov.27.26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Prov.27.26
You can knit sweaters from lambs' wool, and sell your goats for a profit;
Prov.27.26
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
Prov.27.26
The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;
Prov.27.26
your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will be sold for the price of a field.
Prov.27.27
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Prov.27.27
There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter.
Prov.27.27
You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls.
Prov.27.27
You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.
Prov.27.27
And you will have enough goats' milk for you, your family, and your servants.
