Proverbs, Chapter 27

“As iron shrpens iron, so 1 man sharpens another.”

Proverbs 27:17

Don’t boast about tomorrow. For you don’t know what a day may bring forth. Let another praise you. Not your own lips. Someone else, & not your own lips. Stone is heavy & sand is a burden. But provocation by a fool is heavier than both. Anger is cruel & fury overwhelming. But who can stand before jealousy?

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted. But an enemy multiplies kisses. He who is full loathes honey. But to the hungry, even what’s bitter tastes sweet. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who starts from his home.

Perfume & incense bring joy to the heart. The pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel. Don’t forsake your friend & the friend of your dad. Don’t go to your brother’s house when disaster strikes you. Better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Be wise, my son, & bring joy to my heart. Then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. The prudent see danger & take refuge. But the simple keep going & suffer for it. Take the garment of 1 who puts up security for a stranger. Hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day. Restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. AS iron sharpens iron, so man sharpens another.

He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit. He who looks after his master will be honored. As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man. Sheol & Abaddon are never satisfied & neither are the eyes of man. The crucible for silver & the furnace for gold. But man is tested by the praise he receives.

Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you’ll not remove his folly from him. Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds. For riches don’t endure forever, & a crown isn’t secure for all generations.

When the hay is removed & new growth appears & the grass from the hills is gathered in. The lambs will provide you with clothing. The goats are worth the price of a field. You’ll have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you & your family & to nourish your servant girls.

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Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.

— Proverbs 27:1

#Stoic #Stoicism #Proverbs27:1

As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.

— Proverbs 27:19

#Stoic #Stoicism #Proverbs27:19

Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.

— Proverbs 27:1

#Stoic #Stoicism #Proverbs27:1

As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.

— Proverbs 27:19

#Stoic #Stoicism #Proverbs27:19