Proverbs 27
Proverbs on Friendship and Prudence
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Parallel theme: 1 Samuel 28:19, 2 Corinthians 6:2
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Parallel theme: Proverbs 25:27, 2 Corinthians 10:12, 10:18, 12:11
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Parallel theme: Proverbs 17:12, Daniel 3:19
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Judgment: Job 5:2. Parallel theme: Proverbs 6:34, 14:30, Matthew 27:18, Acts 7:9
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. Parallel theme: Proverbs 28:23, Leviticus 19:17, Matthew 18:15, Galatians 2:14, 1 Timothy 5:20
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Parallel theme: Proverbs 10:18, Psalms 141:5, Hebrews 12:10, Revelation 3:19
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Parallel theme: Numbers 21:5
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Parallel theme: Proverbs 21:16, 26:2, Genesis 4:16, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Kings 19:9, Isaiah 16:2, Jonah 1:3, 1 Corinthians 7:20 +3
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. Parallel theme: Proverbs 17:17, 18:24, 19:7, 2 Samuel 19:24
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. Parallel theme: Proverbs 10:1, Psalms 119:42
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Evil: Proverbs 22:3. Parallel theme: Proverbs 18:10, Hebrews 11:7
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Parallel theme: Proverbs 20:16, Exodus 22:26
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. Parallel theme: Proverbs 19:13, 21:9, 21:19, 25:24
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Parallel theme: John 12:3
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Parallel theme: Proverbs 27:9, 1 Samuel 23:16, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, 2 Timothy 1:8, 1:12, 2:3, Hebrews 10:24, James 1:2 +3
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Related: Song of Solomon 8:12. Parallel theme: Proverbs 22:29, Matthew 24:46, Luke 12:37, 19:17, John 12:26, 1 Corinthians 3:8, 9:7, 2 Timothy 2:6, 1 Peter 2:21 +5
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Parallel theme: Genesis 6:5, Psalms 33:15, Mark 7:21
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Parallel theme: Proverbs 15:11, 23:5, Job 26:6, Ecclesiastes 1:8, 4:8, 6:7, Jeremiah 22:17, Habakkuk 2:5, 1 John 2:16 +4
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Resurrection: 1 Peter 1:7. Parallel theme: Proverbs 17:3, Psalms 66:10, Zechariah 13:9, Malachi 3:3
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Parallel theme: Proverbs 23:35, Exodus 12:30, 14:5, Isaiah 1:5, Jeremiah 5:3
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Parallel theme: Proverbs 24:32, Genesis 33:13, Deuteronomy 32:46, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Ezekiel 34:31, John 10:3, 1 Peter 5:2 +2
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? Parallel theme: Proverbs 23:5, Isaiah 9:7
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. Parallel theme: Proverbs 10:5, Psalms 104:14
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. Parallel theme: Matthew 6:33