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Proverbs 27
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Proverbs 27
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another 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 provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The sated appetite spurns honey,
but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is one who strays from home.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred on the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbour who is nearby
than kindred who are far away.
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
so that I may answer whoever reproaches me.
12 The clever see danger and hide;
but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.[b]
14 Whoever blesses a neighbour with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in the right hand.[c]
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[d] of another.
18 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and anyone who takes care of a master will be honoured.
19 Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and human eyes are never satisfied.
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
so a person is tested[e] by being praised.
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
but the folly will not be driven out.
23 Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not last for ever,
nor a crown for all generations.
25 When the grass is gone, and new growth appears,
and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
26 the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and nourishment for your servant-girls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
- Proverbs 27:13 Vg and 20.16: Heb for a foreign woman
- Proverbs 27:16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Proverbs 27:17 Heb face
- Proverbs 27:21 Heb lacks is tested
Proverbs 27
King James Version
Proverbs 27
King James Version
27 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thine 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.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Kawikaan 27
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Kawikaan 27
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
27 Huwag mong ipagyabang ang gagawin mo bukas, sapagkat hindi mo alam kung anong mangyayari sa araw na iyon.
2 Huwag mong purihin ang iyong sarili; pabayaan mong iba ang sa iyo ay pumuri.
3 Ang buhangin at bato ay mabigat, pero mas mabigat na problema ang idudulot ng taong hangal.
4 Mapanganib ang taong galit, ngunit ang taong seloso ay higit na mapanganib.
5 Mas mabuti ang pagsaway na hayagan, kaysa sa pag-ibig na hindi ipinapaalam.
6 Ang masakit na pagsaway ng isang kaibigan ay may katuturan, ngunit ang halik ng kaaway ay hindi maaasahan.
7 Kahit pulot ay tinatanggihan ng taong busog, ngunit sa taong gutom kahit pagkaing mapait ay matamis para sa kanya.
8 Ang taong lumayas sa kanyang bahay ay parang ibong lumayas sa kanyang pugad.
9 Ang langis at pabango ay gaya ng tapat na payo ng isang kaibigan na nagdudulot ng kaligayahan.
10 Huwag mong pababayaan ang iyong kaibigan o ang kaibigan ng iyong ama. At kung nasa kagipitan ka, hindi ka na hihingi ng tulong sa kapatid mo na nasa malayo. Ang malapit na kapitbahay ay mas mabuti kaysa sa malayong kapatid.
11 Anak, magpakatalino ka upang ako ay maging maligaya, at para may maisagot ako sa nagpapahiya sa akin.
12 Ang taong marunong ay umiiwas sa paparating na panganib, ngunit ang taong hangal ay sumusuong sa panganib, kaya siya ay napapahamak.
13 Tiyakin mong makakuha ng garantiya sa sinumang nangakong managot sa utang ng hindi mo kilala, upang matiyak mong mababayaran ka.
14 Kapag ginambala mo ng pasigaw na pagbati ang iyong kaibigan sa umaga, ituturing niya iyong sumpa sa kanya.
15 Ang asawang bungangera ay parang tumutulong bubungan sa panahon ng tag-ulan.
16 Hindi siya mapatigil, tulad ng hanging hindi mapigilan o kaya ng langis na hindi mahawakan.
17 Kung paanong pinatatalas ng bakal ang kapwa-bakal, ang tao namaʼy matututo sa kanyang kapwa-tao.
18 Kapag inalagaan mo ang puno ng igos, makakakain ka ng bunga nito. Ganoon din kapag amo moʼy iyong pinagmamalasakitan, ikaw naman ay kanyang pararangalan.
19 Kung paanong ang mukha ng tao ay naaaninaw sa tubig, ang pagkatao naman ay makikita sa iyong puso.
20 Ang kapahamakan at kamatayan ay walang kasiyahan, gayon din ang hangarin ng tao.
21 Pilak at ginto sa apoy sinusubok, ang tao naman ay nasusubok sa pamamagitan ng papuring kanyang natatanggap.
22 Tadtarin mo man ng parusa ang taong hangal, ang kahangalan niya ay hindi mo pa rin maiaalis sa kanya.
23 Mga hayop mo ay iyong alagaan at bantayang mabuti ang iyong kawan.
24 Sapagkat ang kayamanan at kapangyarihan ay hindi mamamalagi magpakailanman.
25 Putulin ang mga damo; at habang hinihintay ang muling pagtubo nito, putulin din ang mga damo sa kabundukan, upang may pagkain ang iyong kawan.
26 Mula sa balahibo ng mga tupa ay makakagawa ka ng kasuotan, at maipagbibili mo ang iba mong mga kambing upang may pambili ka ng kabukiran.
27 Mula sa mga kambing, makakakuha ka ng maraming gatas na sapat sa pangangailangan ng iyong pamilya at mga babaeng utusan.
Proverbs 27
New International Version
Proverbs 27
New International Version
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)
3 Stone is heavy and sand(D) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(E)
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(F)
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest(G)
is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume(H) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(I) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(J)
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(K)
12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(L)
13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(M)
14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(N)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(O)
and whoever protects their master will be honored.(P)
19 As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]
21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(S)
but people are tested by their praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(T)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(U)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
- Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
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