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Proverbs - Chapter: 27

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27:1Boast not thy selfe of to morrow: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.
27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine owne mouth; a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
27:3A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
27:4Wrath is cruell, and anger is outragious: but who is able to stand before enuie?
27:5Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
27:6Faithfull are the woundes of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are deceitfull.
27:7The full soule loatheth an honie combe: but to the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
27:8As a bird that wandreth from her nest: so is a man that wandreth from his place.
27:9Oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart: so doeth the sweetnesse of a mans friend by heartie counsell.
27:10Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake not; neither goe in to thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
27:11My sonne, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
27:12A prudent man foreseeth the euil, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished.
27:13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
27:14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
27:15A continuall dropping in a very rainie day, and a contentious woman, are alike.
27:16Whosoeuer hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth it selfe.
27:17Iron sharpeneth iron: so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
27:18Whoso keepeth the figtree, shall eate the fruit therof: so he that waiteth on his master, shall be honoured.
27:19As in water face answereth to face: so the heart of man to man.
27:20Hell and destruction are neuer full: so the eyes of man are neuer satisfied.
27:21As the fining pot for siluer, and the furnace for gold: so is a man to his praise.
27:22Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnesse depart from him.
27:23Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy flocks, and looke well to thy herds.
27:24For riches are not for euer: and doth the crowne endure to euery generation?
27:25The hay appeareth, and the tender grasse sheweth it selfe, and herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
27:26The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field.
27:27And thou shalt haue goats milke enough for thy food, for the food of thy houshold, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

 

27:1Make not thy boast of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth
27:2Let another man prayse thee, and not thyne owne mouth, yea other folkes, and not thyne owne lippes
27:3The stone is heauie, and the sande wayghtie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both
27:4Wrath is a cruell thing, and furiousnesse is a very tempest: but who is able to abide enuie
27:5Open rebuke, is better then secrete loue
27:6Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell
27:7He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete
27:8He that oft times flitteth, is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest
27:9Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart
27:10Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende see thou forsake not, and go not into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble: for better is a frende at hand, then a brother farre of
27:11My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers
27:12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme
27:13Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger, and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake
27:14He that is to hastie to praise his neighbour aboue measure, shalbe taken as one that geueth hym an euyll report
27:15A brawling woman and the roofe of the house dropping in a raynie day, may well be compared together
27:16He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande
27:17Like as one iron whetteth another, so doth one man comfort another
27:18Whoso kepeth his figge tree, shall eate the fruites thereof: so he that wayteth vpon his maister, shall come to honour
27:19Like as in one water there appeare diuers faces: euen so diuers men haue diuers heartes
27:20Hell and destruction are neuer full: euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfied
27:21As is the fining pot for the siluer, and the furnace for golde: so is a man tryed by the mouth of him that prayseth him
27:22Though thou shouldest bray a foole with a pestel in a morter like furmentie corne: yet wyll not his foolishnes go from hym
27:23Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes
27:24For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer
27:25The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes
27:26The lambes shall clothe thee, and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry
27:27Thou shalt haue goates milke inough to feede thee, to vpholde thy housholde, and to sustayne thy maydens

 

27:1Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
27:2Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
27:3A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
27:4Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
27:5Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
27:6The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
27:7The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
27:8As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
27:9As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
27:10Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
27:11My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
27:12A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
27:13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
27:14He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
27:15A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
27:16He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
27:17Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
27:18He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
27:19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
27:20The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
27:21As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
27:22Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
27:23Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
27:24For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
27:25The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
27:26The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
27:27And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.

 


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