Proverbs 27
Under each verse is the Hebrew source text word by word, from right to left: each prefix, stem and suffix with its transliteration, English gloss, Extended Strong's number and morphology code. Source text: STEPBible's TAHOT (CC BY 4.0)
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- 1Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.
- 2Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
- 3A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
- 4Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
- 5Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
- 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- 7A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
- 8As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
- 9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
- 10Don'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.
- רֵֽעֲךָ֨
- וְרֵ֪עַQere, written (Ketiv): וְרֵעֶה
- אָבִ֡יךָ
- אַֽל־
- אַֽל'al-may notH0408
- תַּעֲזֹ֗ב
- תַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.Zoyou forsakeH5800A
- וּבֵ֥ית
- אָחִ֗יךָ
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תָּ֭בוֹא
- תָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'you goH0935G
- בְּי֣וֹם
- אֵידֶ֑ךָ
- ט֥וֹב
- ט֥וֹבTov[is] goodH2896A
- שָׁכֵ֥ן
- שָׁכֵ֥ןsha.Khena neighborH7934
- קָ֝ר֗וֹב
- קָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovnearH7138
- מֵאָ֥ח
- רָחֽוֹק׃
- רָחֽוֹקra.Chokfar awayH7350
- 11Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.
- 12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
- 13Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!
- 14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be taken as a curse by him.
- 15A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:
- 16Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.
- 17Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
- 18Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
- 19As water reflects a face, So a man's heart reflects the man.
- 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied.
- 21The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.
- מַצְרֵ֣ף
- מַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.Refa crucibleH4715
- לַ֭כֶּסֶף
- וְכ֣וּר
- לַזָּהָ֑ב
- וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ
- לְפִ֣י
- מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃
- מַצְרֵ֣ף
- 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
- 23Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
- 24For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
- 25The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, The grasses of the hills are gathered in.
- 26The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field.
- 27There 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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