ASV_Strong : Proverbs 27
1. Boast[H1984] not thyself of to-morrow[H4279]; For thou knowest[H3045] not what a day[H4279] may bring forth[H3205].
2. Let another man[H2114] praise[H1984] thee[H6310], and not thine own mouth; A stranger[H5237], and not thine own lips[H8193].
3. A stone[H68] is heavy[H3514], and the sand[H2344] weighty[H5192]; But a fool[H191]'s vexation[H3708] is heavier[H3515] than they both[H8147].
4. Wrath[H2534] is cruel[H395], and anger[H639] is overwhelming[H7858]; But who is able to stand[H5975] before[H6440] jealousy[H7068]?
5. Better[H2896] is open[H1540] rebuke[H8433] Than love[H160] that is hidden[H5641].
6. Faithful[H539] are the wounds[H6482] of a friend[H157]; But the kisses[H5390] of an enemy[H8130] are profuse[H6280].
7. The full[H7649] soul[H5315] loatheth[H947] a honeycomb[H5317]; But to the hungry[H7457] soul[H5315] every bitter thing[H4751] is sweet[H4966].
8. As a bird[H6833] that wandereth[H5074] from her nest[H7064], So is a man[H376] that wandereth[H5074] from his place[H4725].
9. Oil[H8081] and perfume[H7004] rejoice[H8055] the heart[H3820]; So doth the sweetness[H4986] of a man[H7453]'s friend that cometh of hearty[H5315] counsel[H6098].
10. Thine own friend[H7453], and thy father[H1]'s friend[H7453], forsake[H5800] not[H935]; And go not to thy brother[H251]'s house[H1004] in the day[H3117] of thy calamity[H343]: Better[H2896] is a neighbor[H7934] that is near[H7138] than a brother[H251] far off[H7350].
11. My son[H1121], be wise[H2449], and make my heart[H3820] glad[H8055], That I may answer[H7725] him that reproacheth me[H2778].
12. A prudent[H6175] man seeth[H7200] the evil[H7451], and hideth[H5641] himself[H6612]; But the simple pass on[H5674], and suffer for it[H6064].
13. Take[H3947] his garment[H899] that is surety[H6148] for a stranger[H2114]; And hold him in pledge[H2254] that is surety for a foreign woman[H5237].
14. He that blesseth[H1288] his friend[H7453] with a loud[H1419] voice[H6963], rising early[H7925] in the morning[H1242], It shall be counted[H2803] a curse to him[H7045].
15. A continual[H2956] dropping[H1812] in a very rainy[H5464] day[H3117] And a contentious[H4079] woman[H802] are alike[H7737]:
16. He that would restrain[H6845] her restraineth[H6845] the wind[H7307]; And his right hand[H3225] encountereth[H7121] oil[H8081].
17. Iron[H1270] sharpeneth[H2300] iron[H1270]; So a man[H376] sharpeneth[H2300] the countenance[H6440] of his friend[H7453].
18. Whoso keepeth[H5341] the fig-tree[H8384] shall eat[H398] the fruit[H6529] thereof[H8104]; And he that regardeth his master[H113] shall be honored[H3513].
19. As in water[H4325] face[H6440] answereth to face[H6440], So the heart[H3820] of man[H120] to man[H120].
20. Sheol[H7585] and Abaddon[H11] are never[H3808] satisfied[H7646]; And the eyes[H5869] of man[H120] are never satisfied[H7646].
21. The refining pot[H4715] is for silver[H3701], and the furnace[H3564] for gold[H2091]; And a man[H376] is tried[H6310] by his praise[H4110].
22. Though thou shouldest bray[H3806] a fool[H191] in a mortar[H4388] with[H8432] a pestle[H5940] along with bruised grain[H7383], Yet will not his foolishness[H200] depart from him[H5493].
23. Be thou diligent[H3045] to know[H3045] the state[H6440] of thy flocks[H6629], And look[H7896] well[H3820] to thy herds[H5739]:
24. For riches[H2633] are not for ever[H5769]: And doth the crown[H5145] endure unto all[H1755] generations[H1755]?
25. The hay[H2682] is carried[H1540], and the tender grass[H1877] showeth[H7200] itself[H6212], And the herbs of the mountains[H2022] are gathered in[H622].
26. The lambs[H3532] are for thy clothing[H3830], And the goats[H6260] are the price[H4242] of the field[H7704];
27. And there will be goats[H5795]' milk[H2461] enough[H1767] for thy food[H3899], for the food[H3899] of thy household[H1004], And maintenance[H2416] for thy maidens[H5291].
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