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Proverbs Chapter 27

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PROVERBS

Proverbs 27

1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
James 4:13, James 4:16, James 4:13, James 4:16, Luke 12:19
2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
2 Corinthians 10:18, 2 Corinthians 10:18, Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 25:27, 2 Corinthians 10:12
3A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
Daniel 3:19, Daniel 3:19, 1 John 3:12, Proverbs 17:12, 1 John 3:12
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 6:34, Proverbs 6:34, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 14:30, Acts 7:9
5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Proverbs 28:23, Proverbs 28:23, 1 Timothy 5:20, 1 Timothy 5:20, Galatians 2:14
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Psalms 141:5, Psalms 141:5, Revelation 3:19, Revelation 3:19, Proverbs 26:23
7A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Luke 15:16, Luke 15:17, Luke 15:16, Luke 15:17, Numbers 11:18
8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Jonah 1:10, Jonah 1:17, Isaiah 16:2, Proverbs 21:16, Jonah 1:10
9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
Proverbs 16:23, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 16:23, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 16:21
10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
Proverbs 18:24, Proverbs 18:24, Luke 10:30, Luke 10:37, 1 Kings 12:6
11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 23:15, Proverbs 23:16, Psalms 119:42
12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3, Proverbs 22:3, Proverbs 18:10, Proverbs 18:10, 2 Peter 3:10
13Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 6:1, Proverbs 6:4, Proverbs 6:1
14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
2 Samuel 16:16, 2 Samuel 16:19, 2 Samuel 16:16, 2 Samuel 16:19, Acts 12:22
15A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 21:9
16restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
John 12:3, John 12:3
17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Hebrews 10:24, Hebrews 10:24, Proverbs 27:9, Proverbs 27:9, Job 4:3
18Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
2 Timothy 2:6, 2 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 9:7, 1 Corinthians 9:7, Song of Solomon 8:12
19As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
James 1:22, James 1:25, James 1:22, James 1:25, Psalms 33:15
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 1:8, Ecclesiastes 1:8, 1 John 2:16, Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:16
21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 17:3, Zechariah 13:9, Psalms 66:10, Zechariah 13:9
22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 23:35, Jeremiah 5:3, Proverbs 23:35, Jeremiah 5:3, Isaiah 1:5
23Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
1 Peter 5:2, 1 Peter 5:2, John 21:15, John 21:17, John 21:15
24for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 23:5, Proverbs 23:5, Isaiah 9:7, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:18
25The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
Proverbs 10:5, Proverbs 10:5, Psalms 104:14, Psalms 104:14
26The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
Job 31:20, Job 31:20
27There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 30:8, Proverbs 30:9, Proverbs 30:8

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