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Proverbs 27

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  1. 1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.25 cross-references: James 4:13–16, Luke 12:19–20, 2 Corinthians 6:2, 1 Samuel 28:19, Psalms 95:7
  2. 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.15 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 10:18, Proverbs 25:27, 2 Corinthians 10:12, 2 Corinthians 12:11
  3. 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.22 cross-references: Daniel 3:19, 1 John 3:12, Proverbs 17:12, Genesis 49:7, 1 Samuel 22:18–19
  4. 4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?40 cross-references: Proverbs 6:34, Proverbs 14:30, Acts 7:9, James 3:14–16, Job 5:2
  5. 5Open rebuke is better than secret love.18 cross-references: Proverbs 28:23, 1 Timothy 5:20, Galatians 2:14, Matthew 18:15, Leviticus 19:17
  6. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.13 cross-references: Psalms 141:5, Revelation 3:19, Proverbs 26:23–26, Job 5:17–18, 2 Samuel 12:7–15
  7. 7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.8 cross-references: Luke 15:16–17, Numbers 11:18–20, Numbers 21:5, Numbers 11:4–9, John 6:9
  8. 8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.19 cross-references: Jonah 1:10–17, Isaiah 16:2, Proverbs 21:16, Genesis 16:6–8, 1 Corinthians 7:20
  9. 9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.33 cross-references: Proverbs 16:23–24, Proverbs 16:21, Psalms 23:5, Psalms 104:15, Proverbs 15:23
  10. 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.25 cross-references: Proverbs 18:24, Luke 10:30–37, 1 Kings 12:6–8, Proverbs 17:17, Obadiah 1:12–14
  11. 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.14 cross-references: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 23:15–16, Psalms 119:42, 2 John 1:4, Proverbs 23:24–25
  12. 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.19 cross-references: Proverbs 22:3, Proverbs 18:10, 2 Peter 3:10–14, Hebrews 11:7, Exodus 9:20–21
  13. 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.7 cross-references: Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 6:1–4, Proverbs 22:26–27, Exodus 22:26
  14. 14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.10 cross-references: 2 Samuel 16:16–19, Acts 12:22–23, Jeremiah 28:2–4, 1 Kings 22:6, 2 Samuel 15:2–7
  15. 15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.10 cross-references: Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 25:24, Job 14:19
  16. 16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.1 cross-reference: John 12:3
  17. 17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.22 cross-references: Hebrews 10:24, Proverbs 27:9, Job 4:3–4, 1 Samuel 23:16, 2 Timothy 2:3
  18. 18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.33 cross-references: 2 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 9:7, Song of Solomon 8:12, Luke 12:37, 1 Corinthians 3:8
  19. 19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.5 cross-references: James 1:22–25, Psalms 33:15, Mark 7:21, Genesis 6:5
  20. 20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.21 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 1:8, 1 John 2:16, Proverbs 30:15–16, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Habakkuk 2:5
  21. 21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.16 cross-references: Proverbs 17:3, Zechariah 13:9, Psalms 66:10, Malachi 3:3, 1 Peter 1:7
  22. 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.25 cross-references: Proverbs 23:35, Jeremiah 5:3, Isaiah 1:5, Exodus 12:30, Revelation 16:10–11
  23. 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.22 cross-references: 1 Peter 5:2, John 21:15–17, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Genesis 33:13, Proverbs 24:32
  24. 24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?12 cross-references: Proverbs 23:5, Isaiah 9:7, 1 Timothy 6:17–18, Zephaniah 1:18, 2 Samuel 7:16
  25. 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.2 cross-references: Proverbs 10:5, Psalms 104:14
  26. 26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.1 cross-reference: Job 31:20
  27. 27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.4 cross-references: Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 30:8–9

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