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From the Blue Letter Bible
New Living Translation
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| Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring. | |
| Don't praise yourself; let others do it! | |
| A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is heavier than both. | |
| Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but who can survive the destructiveness of jealousy? | |
| An open rebuke is better than hidden love! | |
| Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. | |
| Honey seems tasteless to a person who is full, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry. | |
| A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest. | |
| The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. | |
| 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. | |
| My child,[fn1] how happy I will be if you turn out to be wise! Then I will be able to answer my critics. | |
| A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. | |
| 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. | |
| If you shout a pleasant greeting to your neighbor too early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse! | |
| A nagging wife is as annoying as the constant dripping on a rainy day. | |
| Trying to stop her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or hold something with greased hands. | |
| As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend. | |
| 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. | |
| As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person. | |
| Just as Death and Destruction[fn2] are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied. | |
| Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised. | |
| You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle. | |
| Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, | |
| for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be secure for the next generation. | |
| After the hay is harvested, the new crop appears, and the mountain grasses are gathered in, | |
| your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will be sold for the price of a field. | |
| And you will have enough goats' milk for you, your family, and your servants. | |
| Footnotes: | |
Hebrew My son. |
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Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon. |
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