Proverbs 27
Expanded Bible
27 Don’t brag about tomorrow;
you don’t know what ·may happen then [L the day may bear/ bring forth].
2 Don’t praise yourself. Let ·someone else [another; a stranger] do it.
Let the praise come from a ·stranger [outsider] and not from your own mouth [Jer. 9:23–24; 1 Cor. 1:31; 2 Cor. 10:17].
3 Stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but ·a complaining fool [or the irritation/frustration caused by a fool] is ·heavier [worse] than either.
4 Anger is cruel and destroys like a flood,
but no one can ·put up with [L stand in the face of] jealousy!
5 It is better to correct someone ·openly [publicly]
than to have love and ·not show [hide] it.
6 The ·slap [bruises] of a friend can be trusted to help you,
but the kisses of an enemy are ·nothing but lies [or dangerous; Matt. 26:48–50].
7 When you are ·full [sated], not even honey tastes good,
but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
8 A person who ·leaves [L wanders from] his home
is like a bird that ·leaves [L wanders from] its nest.
9 The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,
and so is good advice from a friend.
10 Don’t ·forget [abandon] your friend or your parent’s friend.
Don’t always go to your ·family for help [brother] when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a ·family [brother] far away.
11 Be wise, my child, and make ·me [L my heart] happy.
Then I can respond to any insult.
12 The ·wise [prudent] see ·danger [evil; trouble] ahead and avoid it,
but fools ·keep going [go straight to it] and ·get into trouble [or are punished].
13 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s loan,
and keep it until he pays what the ·stranger [L foreigner] owes.
14 If you loudly ·greet [bless] your neighbor early in the morning,
he will think of it as a curse.
15 A ·quarreling [contentious] wife is as bothersome
as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
16 ·Stopping [Controlling; Restraining] her is like ·stopping [controlling; restraining] the wind
or trying to grab oil in your hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so people ·can improve each other [sharpen their friends].
18 Whoever ·tends [protects] a fig tree gets to eat its fruit,
and whoever ·takes care of [guards] his master will receive honor.
19 As water reflects your face,
so ·your mind shows what kind of person you are [the heart reflects a person].
20 ·People will never stop dying and being destroyed [L Sheol/The grave and Abaddon/Destruction are never satisfied; Job 26:6],
and ·they will never stop wanting more than they have [L the eyes of people will never be satisfied].
21 A ·hot furnace tests silver and gold [crucible for silver and a furnace for gold],
and people ·are tested by the praise they receive [L in the presence of those who praise them].
22 Even if you ground up a foolish person like grain in a bowl,
you couldn’t remove the foolishness.
23 Be sure you know how your sheep are doing,
and ·pay attention to the condition of [L set your heart on] your cattle.
24 ·Riches [Treasure] will not go on forever,
nor ·do governments go on [a crown/diadem] forever.
25 When the grass is gone and the new grass appears,
gather the ·grass [vegetation] from the hills.
26 Make clothes from the lambs’ wool,
and sell some goats ·to buy [L for the price of] a field.
27 There will be plenty of goat’s milk
to feed you and your ·family [L house]
and to make your ·servant [or young] girls healthy.
Proverbs 27
New King James Version
My Son, Be Wise
27 Do(A) not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2 (B)Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (C)who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 (D)Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (E)deceitful.
7 A satisfied soul [a]loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [b]hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(F)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
(G)That I may answer him who reproaches me.
12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are (H)punished.
13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.
15 A (I)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 Whoever [c]restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 (J)Whoever [d]keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
21 (M)The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
22 (N)Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know the state of your (O)flocks,
And attend to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25 (P)When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26 The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:7 tramples on
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit. hides
- Proverbs 27:18 protects or tends
- Proverbs 27:20 Or Sheol
- Proverbs 27:20 Heb. Abaddon
Притчи 27
New Russian Translation
27 Не хвастайся завтрашним днем,
ты ведь не знаешь, что день принесет.
2 Пусть другой тебя хвалит, а не твои уста, –
посторонний, а не твой язык.
3 Камень увесист, тяжел и песок,
но раздражение от глупца тяжелее обоих.
4 Ярость жестока и гнев неукротим,
но кто может устоять против ревности?
5 Лучше открытый упрек,
чем скрытая любовь.
6 Друг искренен, даже если он ранит,
а враг рассыпает поцелуи[a].
7 Кто пресытился, и сотовый мед растопчет,
а голодному и горькое кажется сладким.
8 Что птица, отбившаяся от гнезда, –
человек, который отбился от дома.
9 Ароматное масло и благовония радуют сердце,
и приятно слышать душевный совет от друга.
10 Не бросай своего друга и друга своего отца,
и не ходи в дом брата, когда у тебя беда.
Лучше сосед поблизости, чем брат вдали.
11 Будь мудрым, сын мой, и сердце мое порадуй;
и я буду знать, что ответить попрекающему меня.
12 Разумный видит опасность – и скроется,
а простаки идут дальше и бывают наказаны.
13 Забери одежду у поручившегося за незнакомца;
удержи залог у ручавшегося за чужую жену[b].
14 Громогласно благословляющего ближнего ранним утром
сочтут проклинающим.
15 Несмолкающая капель в дождливый день
и сварливая жена схожи друг с другом;
16 пытаться сдержать ее – что сдерживать ветер
или масло в правой руке зажать[c].
17 Как железо оттачивает железо,
так и люди совершенствуют друг друга[d].
18 Кто возделывает инжир, будет есть его плоды,
а кто заботится о своем господине, будет в чести.
19 Как вода отражает лицо,
так человеческое сердце – человека.
20 Мир мертвых и Погибель[e] не знают сытости;
ненасытны и человеческие глаза.
21 Тигель – для серебра, и для золота – горн плавильный,
а человек испытывается похвалами.
22 Глупца истолки хоть в ступе, как пестом пшеницу, –
не отделится от него его глупость.
23 Точно знай, в каком виде твои отары,
хорошо наблюдай за своими стадами,
24 ведь богатство не вечно,
и власть не на все поколения.
25 Когда вывезут сено, и появится новая поросль,
и станут собирать траву со склонов горных,
26 тогда ягнята одеждой тебя снабдят,
а козлы пойдут на покупку поля.
27 У тебя будет вдоволь козьего молока,
чтобы кормить себя и свою семью
и давать пропитание служанкам.
Footnotes
- 27:6 Или: «а поцелуи врага лживы».
- 27:13 Ср. Исх. 22:26-27; Втор. 24:10-13.
- 27:16 Смысл этого места в еврейском тексте неясен.
- 27:17 Букв.: «и человек оттачивает лицо друга своего».
- 27:20 Мир мертвых и Погибель – евр.: «шеол … аваддон».
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