NASB Proverbs 27 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Proverbs 27 — KJV

Warnings and Instructions

  1 aDo not boast° about tomorrow°,
  For you bdo not know° what° a day° may bring° forth°.
  2 Let aanother° praise° you, and not your own mouth°;
  A stranger°, and not your own lips°.
  3 A stone° is heavy° and the sand° weighty°,
  But the provocation° of a fool° is heavier° than° both° of them.
  4 Wrath° is fierce° and anger° is a flood°,
  But awho° can stand° before° jealousy°?
  5 Better° is aopen° rebuke°
  Than° love° that is concealed°.
  6 Faithful° are the awounds° of a friend°,
  But Ideceitful° are the bkisses° of an enemy°.
  7 A sated° Iman° IIloathes° honey°,
  But to a famished° Iman° any° bitter° thing° is sweet°.
  8 Like a abird° that wanders° from her nest°,
  So° is a man° who bwanders° from his Ihome°.
  9 aOil° and perfume° make° the heart° glad°,
  So a Iman’s° counsel° is sweet° to his friend°.
  10 Do not forsake° your own afriend° or byour father’s° friend°,
  And do not go° to your brother’s° house° in the day° of your calamity°;
  Better° is a neighbor° who is near° than° a brother° far° away.
  11 aBe wise°, my son°, and make° my heart° glad°,
  That I may breply°° to him who reproaches° me.
  12 A prudent° man° sees° evil° [and] hides° himself,
  The Inaive° proceed° [and] pay° the penalty°.
  13 aTake° his garment° when° he becomes° surety° for a stranger°;
  And for an Iadulterous° woman° hold° him in pledge°.
  14 aHe who blesses° his friend° with a loud° voice° early° in the morning°,
  It will be reckoned° a curse° to him.
  15 A aconstant° dripping° on a day° of steady° rain°
  And a contentious° woman° are alike°;
  16 He who would Irestrain° her Irestrains° the wind°,
  And IIgrasps° oil° with his right° hand°.
  17 Iron° sharpens° iron°,
  So one man° sharpens° another°°.
  18 He who tends° the afig° tree° will eat° its fruit°,
  And he who bcares° for his master° will be honored°.
  19 As in water° face° [reflects] face°,
  So° the heart° of man° [reflects] man°.
  20 I aSheol° and IIAbaddon° are bnever° satisfied°,
  Nor° are the ceyes° of man° ever satisfied°.
  21 The acrucible° is for silver° and the furnace° for gold°,
  And each° b[is tested] by the praise° accorded° him.
  22 Though° you apound° a fool° in a mortar° with a pestle° along° with crushed° grain°,
  [Yet] his foolishness° will not depart° from him.

[1] a Jm 4:13-16 b Lk 12:19, 20; Jm 4:14
[2] a Pv 25:27; 2Co 10:12, 18; 12:11
[4] a Pv 6:34; 1 Jn 3:12
[5] a Pv 28:23; Ga 2:14
[6] IOr excessive a Ps 141:5; Pv 20:30 b Mt 26:49
[7] ILit soul IILit tramples on
[8] ILit place a Pv 26:2; Is 16:2 b Gn 21:14
[9] ILit soul’s a Ps 23:5; 141:5
[10] a Pv 18:24 b 1K 12:6-8; 2Ch 10:6-8
[11] a Pv 10:1; 23:15; 29:3 b Ps 119:42
[12] ILit simple
[13] ILit strange a Pv 20:16
[14] a Ps 12:2
[15] a Pv 19:13
[16] ILit hide(s) IILit encounters
[18] a 2K 18:31; So 8:12; Is 36:16; 1Co 3:8; 9:7; 2Ti 2:6 b Lk 12:42-44; 19:17
[20] II.e. The nether world III.e. the place of destruction a Jb 26:6; Pv 15:11 b Pv 30:15, 16; Hab 2:5 c Ec 1:8; 4:8
[21] a Pv 17:3 b Lk 6:26
[22] a Pv 23:35; 26:11; Jr 5:3

  23 ¶ aKnow° well° the Icondition° of your flocks°,
  [And] pay° attention° to your herds°;
  24 For riches° are not forever°,
  Nor° does a acrown° [endure] to all° generations°.
  25 [When] the grass° disappears°, the new° growth° is seen°,
  And the herbs° of the mountains° are agathered° in,
  26 The lambs° [will be] for your clothing°,
  And the goats° [will bring] the price° of a field°,
  27 And [there will be] goats’° milk° enough° for your food°,
  For the food° of your household°,
  And sustenance° for your maidens°.

[23] ILit face a Jr 31:10; Ezk 34:12; Jn 10:3
[24] a Jb 19:9; Ps 89:39; Jr 13:18; Lm 5:16; Ezk 21:26
[25] a Is 17:5; Jr 40:10, 12

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Observations of selflove,

1 ¶ Boast¹ ª not thyself² ² of to morrow;º ² for² thou knowestº ª not² what² a dayº may bring forth.º ª 2 Let another manº ª praiseº ª thee, and not² thine own mouth;º a stranger,º and not² thine own lips.º 3 A stoneº [is] heavy,º and the sandº weighty;º but a fool'sº wrathº [is] heavierº than them both.º ² 4 Wrathº [is] cruel,º and angerº [is] outrageous;º but who² [is] able to standº ª beforeº envy?º

[1] 1S 28:19; Ps 95:7; Is 56:12; Lk 12:19; 2Co 6:2; Jm 4:13.
[2] Pv 25:27; 2Co 10:12, 18; 12:11.
[3] Gn 34:25; 49:7; 1S 22:18; Es 3:5; Pv 17:12; Dn 3:19; 1Jn 3:12.
[4] Gn 26:14; 37:11; Jb 5:2; Pv 6:34; 14:30; So 8:6; Mt 27:18; Ac 5:17; 7:9; 17:5; Ro 1:29; Jm 1:19; 3:14; 4:5; 1Jn 3:12.

of true love,

5 Openº ª rebukeº [is] betterº than secretº ª love.º ² 6 Faithfulº ª [are] the woundsº of a friend;º ª but the kissesº of an enemyº ª [are] deceitful.º ª 7 The fullº soulº loathethº ª an honeycomb;º but to the hungryº soulº every² bitter thingº is sweet.º 8 As a birdº that wanderethº ª from² her nest,º so² [is] a manº that wanderethº ª from his place.º ² 9 Ointmentº and perfumeº rejoiceº ª the heart:º so [doth] the sweetnessº of a man's friendº by hearty¹ counsel.º ² ² 10 Thine own friend,º and thy father'sº friend,º forsakeº ª not;² neither² goº ª into thy brother'sº houseº in the dayº of thy calamity:º [for] betterº [is] a neighbourº [that is] nearº than a brotherº ² far off.º

[5] Lv 19:17; Pv 28:23; Mt 18:15; Ga 2:14; 1Ti 5:20.
[6] 2S 12:7; 20:9; Jb 5:17; Ps 141:5; Pv 10:18; 26:23; Mt 26:48; He 12:10; Rv 3:19.
[7] Nu 11:4, 18; 21:5; Jb 6:7; Lk 15:16; Jn 6:9.
[8] Gn 4:16; 16:6; 1S 22:5; 27:1; 1K 19:9; Ne 6:11; Jb 39:14; Pv 21:16; Is 16:2; Jna 1:3, 10; 1Co 7:20; Jde 1:13.
[9] Ex 18:17; Jg 9:9; 1S 23:16; Ezr 10:2; Ps 45:7; 104:15; 133:2; Pv 7:17; 15:23; 16:21, 23; So 1:3; 3:6; 4:10; Jn 12:3; Ac 28:15; 2Co 2:15.
[10] 2S 19:24, 28; 21:7; 1K 12:6; 2Ch 24:22; Jb 6:21; Pv 17:17; 18:24; 19:7; Is 41:8; Jr 2:5; Ob 1:12; Lk 10:30; Ac 23:12, 23.

of care to avoid offences,

11 My son,º be wise,º ª and make my heartº glad,º ª that I may answerº º ª him that reproachethº ª me. 12 A prudentº [man] foreseethº ª the evil,º [and] hideth¹ ª himself;² [but] the simpleº pass on,º ª [and] are punished.º ª 13 Takeº ª his garmentº that² is suretyº ª for a stranger,º ª and take a pledgeº ª of him for² a strange woman.º 14 He that blessethº ª his friendº with a loudº voice,º rising earlyº ª in the morning,º it shall be countedº ª a curseº to him. 15 A continualº ª droppingº in a very rainyº dayº and a contentiousº ª ¹ womanº are alike.º ª 16 Whosoever hidethº ª her hidethº ª the wind,º and the ointmentº of his right hand,º [which] bewrayethº ª [itself]. 17 Ironº sharpenethº ª iron;º so a manº sharpenethº ª the countenanceº of his friend.º 18 Whoso keepethº ª the fig treeº shall eatº ª the fruitº thereof: so he that waitethº ª on his masterº shall be honoured.º ª 19 As in waterº faceº [answereth] to face,º so² the heartº of manº to man.º 20 Hellº and destructionº ¹ ª are neverº full;º ª so the eyesº of manº are never² satisfied.º ª 21 [As] the fining potº for silver,º and the furnaceº for gold;º so [is] a manº toº his praise.º 22 Though² thou shouldest brayº ª ² a foolº in a mortarº amongº wheatº with a pestle,º [yet] will not² his foolishnessº departº ª from² ² him.

[11] Ps 119:42; 127:4; Pv 10:1; 15:20; 23:15, 24; Ec 2:18; Phm 1:7, 19; 2Jn 1:4.
[12] Ex 9:20; Ps 57:1; Pv 18:10; 22:3; Is 26:20; Mt 3:7; He 6:18; 11:7; 2P 3:7, 10.
[13] Ex 22:26; Pv 6:1; 20:16; 22:26.
[14] 2S 15:2; 16:16; 17:7; 1K 22:6, 13; Jr 28:2; Ac 12:22.
[15] Jb 14:19; Pv 19:13; 21:9, 19; 25:24.
[16] Jn 12:3.
[17] Jsh 1:18; 2:24; 1S 11:9; 13:20; 23:16; 2S 10:11; Jb 4:3; Pv 27:9; Is 35:3; 1Th 3:3; 2Ti 1:8, 12; 2:3, 9; He 10:24; Jm 1:2; 1P 4:12.
[18] Gn 24:2; 39:2, 22; Ex 24:13; 1S 2:30; 2K 3:11; 5:2, 25, 27; Ps 123:2; Pv 17:2; 22:29; So 8:12; Mt 24:25, 46; 25:21; Mk 10:43; Lk 12:37, 43; Jn 12:26; Ac 10:7; 1Co 9:7, 13; Col 3:22; 1P 2:18, 21.
[19] Gn 6:5; Ps 33:15; Mk 7:21; Jm 1:22.
[20] Pv 23:5; 30:15; Ec 1:8; 2:10; 5:10; 6:7; Jr 22:17; Hab 2:5; 1Jn 2:16.
[21] 1S 18:7, 15, 30; 2S 14:25; 15:6; Ps 12:6; 66:10; Pv 17:3; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:3; 1P 1:7; 4:12.
[22] Ex 12:30; 14:5; 15:9; 2Ch 28:22; Pv 23:35; Is 1:5; Jr 5:3; 44:15; Rv 16:10.

and of the household care.

23 Be thou diligent¹ ª to knowº ª the stateº of thy flocks,º [and] lookº ª ² well¹ to thy herds.º 24 For² richesº [are] not² for ever:º and doth² the crownº [endure] to every¹ generation?º 25 The hayº appeareth,º ª and the tender grassº sheweth¹ ª itself,² and herbsº of the mountainsº are gathered.º ª 26 The lambsº [are] for thy clothing,º and the goatsº [are] the priceº of the field.º 27 And [thou shalt have] goats'º milkº enoughº for thy food,º for the foodº of thy household,º and [for] the maintenanceº for thy maidens.º

[23] Gn 31:38; 33:13; Ex 7:23; Dt 32:46; 1S 17:28; 1Ch 27:29; 2Ch 26:10; Pv 24:32; Ezk 34:22, 31; Jn 21:15; 1P 5:2.
[24] 2S 7:16; Ps 89:36; Pv 23:5; Is 9:7; Zp 1:18; 1Ti 6:17; Jm 1:10.
[25] Ps 104:14; Pv 10:5.
[26] Jb 31:20.
[27] Pv 30:8; Mt 6:33.

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