Proverbs 27 Comparison: KJV with Apocrypha vs Douay-Rheims

Proverbs 27

¹Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

²Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

³A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

⁴Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

⁵Open rebuke is better than secret love.

⁶Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

⁷The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

⁸As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

⁹Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

¹⁰Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

¹¹My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹²A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁴He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

¹⁵A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

¹⁶Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

¹⁷Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

¹⁸Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

¹⁹As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

²⁰Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

²¹As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

²²Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

²⁴For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

²⁵The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

²⁶The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

²⁷And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Proverbs 27

¹Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

²Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

³A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.

⁴Anger hath no mercy: nor fury, when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?

⁵Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

⁶Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

⁷A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.

⁸As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.

⁹Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

¹⁰Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother afar off.

¹¹Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

¹²The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

¹³Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.

¹⁴He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

¹⁵Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

¹⁶He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.

¹⁷Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

¹⁸He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

¹⁹As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

²⁰Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

²¹As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

²²Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

²³Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:

²⁴For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

²⁵The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

²⁶Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.

²⁷Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.