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a day might bring.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.1.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.2" /> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Let another praise you, and not your own mouth —</p><p class="poem">a stranger, and not your own lips.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,</p><p class="poem">but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,</p><p class="poem">but who can withstand jealousy?<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Better an open reprimand</p><p class="poem">than concealed love.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.6.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Anyone wandering from his home</p><p class="poem">is like a bird wandering from its nest.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Oil<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and incense bring joy to the heart,</p><p class="poem">and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.27.9.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and don’t go to your brother’s house</p><p class="poem">in your time of calamity;</p><p class="poem">better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.10.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.11.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;</p><p class="poem">the inexperienced keep going and are punished.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Take his garment,</p><p class="poem">for he has put up security for a stranger;</p><p class="poem">get collateral if it is for foreigners.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.27.13.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>If one blesses his neighbor</p><p class="poem">with a loud voice early in the morning,</p><p class="poem">it will be counted as a curse to him.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>An endless dripping on a rainy day</p><p class="poem">and a nagging wife are alike;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the one who controls her controls the wind</p><p class="poem">and grasps oil with his right hand.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Iron sharpens iron,</p><p class="poem">and one person sharpens another.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.27.17.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Whoever tends a fig tree<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.18.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> will eat its fruit,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.18.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and whoever looks after his master will be honored.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>As water reflects the face,</p><p class="poem">so the heart reflects the person.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Sheol and Abaddon<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.20.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> are never satisfied,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.20.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and people’s eyes are never satisfied.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.20.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>As a crucible refines silver,</p><p class="poem">and a smelter refines gold,</p><p class="poem">so a person should refine his praise.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.21.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Though you grind a fool</p><p class="poem">in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,</p><p class="poem">you will not separate his foolishness from him.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.22.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Know well the condition of your flock,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.23.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and pay attention to your herds,</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>for wealth is not forever;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.24.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">not even a crown lasts for all time.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When hay is removed and new growth appears</p><p class="poem">and the grain from the hills is gathered in,</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>lambs will provide your clothing,</p><p class="poem">and goats, the price of a field;</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.27.27" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/27-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>there will be enough goat’s milk for your food —</p><p class="poem">food for your household</p><p class="poem">and nourishment for your female servants.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.27.27.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Proverbs.27" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Proverbs.27.9.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.9">27:9</a></span> LXX reads <span class="italic">heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction</span></aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.27.13.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.13">27:13</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">a foreign woman</span></aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.27.17.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.17">27:17</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">and a man sharpens his friend’s face</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Proverbs.27" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.1">27:1</a></span> Lk 12:19–20; Jms 4:13–14</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.2">27:2</a></span> Pr 25:27; 2Co 10:12,18; 12:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.4">27:4</a></span> Pr 6:34</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.5">27:5</a></span> Pr 28:23</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.6">27:6</a></span> Ps 141:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.6.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.6">27:6</a></span> Lk 22:48</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.7">27:7</a></span> Pr 25:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.8">27:8</a></span> Pr 26:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.9">27:9</a></span> Ps 23:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.10">27:10</a></span> 2Sm 10:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.10.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.10">27:10</a></span> Pr 17:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.11">27:11</a></span> Pr 10:1; 23:24–25; 29:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.11.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.11">27:11</a></span> Ps 119:42; 127:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.12">27:12</a></span> Pr 22:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.13">27:13</a></span> Pr 6:1–5; 11:15; 20:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.15">27:15</a></span> Pr 19:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.18.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.18">27:18</a></span> Am 7:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.18.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.18">27:18</a></span> Sg 8:12; 1Co 3:8; 9:7; 2Tm 2:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.20.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.20">27:20</a></span> Jb 26:6; Pr 15:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.20.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.20">27:20</a></span> Pr 30:15–16; Hab 2:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.20.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.20">27:20</a></span> Ec 1:8; 4:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.21.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.21">27:21</a></span> Pr 16:2; 17:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.22.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.22">27:22</a></span> Pr 23:35; 26:11; Jr 5:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.23.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.23">27:23</a></span> Ezk 34:12; Jn 10:3,14; Ac 20:28</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.24.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.27.24">27:24</a></span> Lk 16:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.27.27.1"><span 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