Proverbs 27
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Proverbs 27:1-10

11Do not boastH1984 about tomorrowH4279, For you 2do not knowH3045 whatH4100 a dayH3117 may bringH3205 forthH3205.2Let 3anotherH2114 praiseH1984 you, and not your own mouthH6310; A strangerH5237, and not your own lipsH8193.3A stoneH68 is heavyH3514 and the sandH2344 weightyH5192, But the provocationH3708 of a foolH191 is heavierH3515 thanH4480 bothH8147 of them.4WrathH2534 is fierceH395 and angerH639 is a floodH7858, But 4whoH4310 can standH5975 beforeH6440 jealousyH7068?5BetterH2896 is 5openH1540 rebukeH8433 ThanH4480 loveH160 that is concealedH5641.6FaithfulH539 are the 6woundsH6482 of a friendH157, But 7deceitfulH6280 are the 8kissesH5390 of an enemyH8130.7A satedH7649 9manH5315 10loathesH947 honeyH5317, But to a famishedH7457 11manH5315 anyH3605 bitterH4751 thingH4751 is sweetH4966.8Like a 12birdH6833 that wandersH5074 from her nestH7064, SoH3651 is a manH376 who 13wandersH5074 from his 14homeH4725.915OilH8081 and perfumeH7004 makeH8055 the heartH3820 gladH8055, So a 16man’sH5315 counselH6098 is sweetH4986 to his friendH7453.10Do not forsakeH5800 your own 17friendH7453 or 18your father’sH1 friendH7453, And do not goH935 to your brother’sH251 houseH1004 in the dayH3117 of your calamityH343; BetterH2896 is a neighborH7934 who is nearH7138 thanH4480 a brotherH251 farH7350 away.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 27:1 James 4:13-16 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 27:1 Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:14 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 27:2 Prov 25:27; 2 Cor 10:12, 18; 12:11 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 27:4 Prov 6:34; 1 John 3:12 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 27:5 Prov 28:23; Gal 2:14 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 27:6 Ps 141:5; Prov 20:30 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 27:6 Matt 26:49 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 27:7 Lit soul ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 27:7 Lit tramples on ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 27:7 Lit soul ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 27:8 Prov 26:2; Is 16:2 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 27:8 Gen 21:14 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 27:8 Lit place ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 27:9 Ps 23:5; 141:5 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 27:10 Prov 18:24 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 27:10 1 Kin 12:6-8; 2 Chr 10:6-8 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 27

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