Proverbs 27
Do not boast about the future or praise yourself, as this can lead to trouble. A rebuke from a loved one is better than flattery from an enemy, and a full person will reject even sweet things. A person should not abandon their home or family in times of trouble, and a close neighbor is more valuable than a distant relative. Wisdom and self-control are essential, as they can protect a person from evil and bring them honor and prosperity.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bringLet another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lipsA stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than bothAnger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provokedAn open rebuke is better than hidden loveThe wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful oneA sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweetJust like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his placeOintment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soulDo not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brotherMy son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproachesThe discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain lossesTake away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreignersWhoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who cursesA roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparableHe who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right handIron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friendWhoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorifiedIn the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudentHell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiableIn the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledgeEven if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from himBe diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocksfor you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generationThe meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountainsLambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a fieldLet the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids
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