{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/27","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:25:37.412Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":27,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":26,"nextChapter":28,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":27},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for a strange woman."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and the eyes of man are never satisfied."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds:"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The hay is carried, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field:"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 27 (ERV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 27](https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/27)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/27 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}