### World English Bible

Proverbs 26

## The Proverbs

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| # Chapter 27
#### 1 | Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.
#### 2 | Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
#### 3 | A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
#### 4 | Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
#### 5 | Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
#### 6 | Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
#### 7 | A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
#### 8 | As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
#### 9 | Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
#### 10 | Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
#### 11 | Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.
#### 12 | A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
#### 13 | Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!
#### 14 | He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be taken as a curse by him.
#### 15 | A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:
#### 16 | Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.
#### 17 | Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
#### 18 | Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
#### 19 | As water reflects a face, So a man's heart reflects the man.
#### 20 | Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied.
#### 21 | The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.
#### 22 | Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
#### 23 | Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
#### 24 | For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
#### 25 | The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, The grasses of the hills are gathered in.
#### 26 | The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field.
#### 27 | There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, For your family's food, And for the nourishment of your servant girls.

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