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Proverbs 27

The sayings warn against boasting about tomorrow and self-praise, value faithful wounds from a friend, compare iron sharpening iron, and close with careful attention to flocks and changing resources.

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The sayings warn against boasting about tomorrow and self-praise, value faithful wounds from a friend, compare iron sharpening iron, and close with careful attention to flocks and changing resources.

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Verses 1–6Do not boast of tomorrow; faithful wounds from a friend are better than deceitful praise Verses 7–13Desire changes with condition; friendship, prudence, surety, and loud blessing require wisdom Verses 14–20Contention, sharpening friendship, faithful service, the heart, and insatiable desire Verses 21–27Praise tests character; folly is hard to remove, so know the condition of the flock and provide diligently

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1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not…2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;…3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a…4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is…5Open rebuke is better than secret love.6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses…7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry…8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is…9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness…10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither…11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that…12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but…13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and…14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising…15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a…16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of…17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of…18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof:…19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart…20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of…21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for…22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among…23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,…24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown…25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and…26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are…27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food,…