Proverbs 27:1 (BSB)
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:2 (BSB)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:3 (BSB)
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Proverbs 27:4 (BSB)
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5 (BSB)
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

Proverbs 27:6 (BSB)
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs 27:7 (BSB)
The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8 (BSB)
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

Proverbs 27:9 (BSB)
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Proverbs 27:10 (BSB)
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Proverbs 27:11 (BSB)
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

Proverbs 27:12 (BSB)
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Proverbs 27:13 (BSB)
Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

Proverbs 27:14 (BSB)
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

Proverbs 27:15 (BSB)
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

Proverbs 27:16 (BSB)
restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

Proverbs 27:17 (BSB)
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:18 (BSB)
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Proverbs 27:19 (BSB)
As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

Proverbs 27:20 (BSB)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:21 (BSB)
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

Proverbs 27:22 (BSB)
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Proverbs 27:23 (BSB)
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Proverbs 27:24 (BSB)
for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

Proverbs 27:25 (BSB)
When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,

Proverbs 27:26 (BSB)
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

Proverbs 27:27 (BSB)
You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
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