Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Pro 27:1 |
Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring. |
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Pro 27:2 |
Don't praise yourself; let others do it! |
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Pro 27:3 |
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is heavier than both. |
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Pro 27:4 |
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but who can survive the destructiveness of jealousy? |
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Pro 27:5 |
An open rebuke is better than hidden love! |
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Pro 27:6 |
Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. |
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Pro 27:7 |
Honey seems tasteless to a person who is full, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry. |
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Pro 27:8 |
A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest. |
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Pro 27:9 |
The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. |
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Pro 27:10 |
Never abandon a friend--either yours or your father's. Then in your time of need, you won't have to ask your relatives for assistance. It is better to go to a neighbor than to a relative who lives far away. |
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Pro 27:11 |
My child, [fn] how happy I will be if you turn out to be wise! Then I will be able to answer my critics. |
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Pro 27:12 |
A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. |
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Pro 27:13 |
Be sure to get collateral from anyone who guarantees the debt of a stranger. Get a deposit if someone guarantees the debt of an adulterous woman. |
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Pro 27:14 |
If you shout a pleasant greeting to your neighbor too early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse! |
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Pro 27:15 |
A nagging wife is as annoying as the constant dripping on a rainy day. |
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Pro 27:16 |
Trying to stop her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or hold something with greased hands. |
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Pro 27:17 |
As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend. |
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Pro 27:18 |
Workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat its fruit. In the same way, workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded. |
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Pro 27:19 |
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person. |
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Pro 27:20 |
Just as Death and Destruction [fn] are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied. |
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Pro 27:21 |
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised. |
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Pro 27:22 |
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle. |
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Pro 27:23 |
Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, |
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Pro 27:24 |
for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be secure for the next generation. |
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Pro 27:25 |
After the hay is harvested, the new crop appears, and the mountain grasses are gathered in, |
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Pro 27:26 |
your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will be sold for the price of a field. |
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Pro 27:27 |
And you will have enough goats' milk for you, your family, and your servants. |
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