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Proverbs 27

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1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Jas 4:13-16Luke 12:19-202 Cor 6:21 Sam 28:19Isa 56:12Ps 95:7

2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Cor 10:18Prov 25:272 Cor 10:122 Cor 12:11

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Dan 3:191 John 3:121 Sam 22:18-19Gen 49:7Prov 17:12Esth 3:5-6Gen 34:25-26

4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 6:34Prov 14:30Jas 3:14-161 John 3:12Acts 7:9Job 5:2Matt 27:18Acts 17:5Gen 26:14Gen 37:11

5Open rebuke is better than secret love. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 28:231 Tim 5:20Gal 2:14Matt 18:15Lev 19:17

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Ps 141:5Rev 3:19Job 5:17-18Prov 26:23-262 Sam 12:7-15Heb 12:102 Sam 20:9-10Prov 10:18Matt 26:48-50

7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Luke 15:16-17Num 11:18-20Num 21:5Num 11:4-9Job 6:7John 6:9

8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 21:161 Cor 7:20Isa 16:2Jonah 1:10-17Jonah 1:3Gen 16:6-81 Kgs 19:91 Sam 22:5Gen 4:16Job 39:14-16

9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 16:23-24Prov 16:21Ps 23:5Prov 15:23Ps 104:152 Cor 2:15-16Song 4:10John 12:3Ps 133:2Ps 45:7-8

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. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 18:24Prov 17:171 Kgs 12:6-8Luke 10:30-37Obad 1:12-14Prov 19:72 Sam 19:24Job 6:21-232 Chr 10:6-82 Sam 21:7

11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 10:1Ps 119:42Prov 23:15-162 John 1:4Prov 23:24-25Eccl 2:18-21Prov 15:20Phlm 1:19-20Phlm 1:7Prov 29:3

12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 22:3Prov 18:10Heb 11:72 Pet 3:10-142 Pet 3:7Exod 9:20-21Heb 6:18Isa 26:20-21Matt 3:7Ps 57:1-3

13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 20:16Prov 6:1-4Prov 22:26-27Exod 22:26

14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 16:16-19Acts 12:22-23Jer 28:2-41 Kgs 22:131 Kgs 22:62 Sam 15:2-72 Sam 17:7-13

15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 19:13Prov 21:9Prov 21:19Prov 25:24Job 14:19

16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:John 12:3

17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Heb 10:24Prov 27:9Job 4:3-41 Sam 23:162 Tim 2:3Isa 35:3-41 Pet 4:12-132 Sam 10:11-12Jas 1:22 Tim 1:8

18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Cor 9:72 Tim 2:6Song 8:12John 12:26Luke 12:371 Cor 3:8Luke 12:43-44Luke 19:17Matt 24:461 Cor 9:13

19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Jas 1:22-25Ps 33:15Mark 7:21Gen 6:5

20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Eccl 1:81 John 2:16Prov 30:15-16Eccl 6:7Hab 2:5Eccl 2:10-11Eccl 4:8Eccl 5:10-11Jer 22:17Job 26:6

21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 17:3Zech 13:9Ps 66:101 Pet 1:7Mal 3:31 Pet 4:121 Sam 18:15-161 Sam 18:301 Sam 18:7-82 Sam 14:25

22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Jer 5:3Prov 23:35Isa 1:5Rev 16:10-11Exod 12:30Exod 14:5Jer 44:15-162 Chr 28:22-23Exod 15:9

23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Pet 5:2John 21:15-172 Chr 26:10Gen 33:13Prov 24:32Ezek 34:31John 10:31 Chr 27:29-31Deut 32:46Ezek 34:22-24

24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 23:51 Tim 6:17-18Zeph 1:182 Sam 7:16Isa 9:7Jas 1:10Ps 89:36

25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 10:5Ps 104:14

26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Job 31:20

27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Matt 6:33Prov 30:8-9

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