{"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/web/proverbs/27","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T21:53:08.822Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":27,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":26,"nextChapter":28,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":27},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Better is open rebuke than hidden love."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 27 (WEB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 27](https://primebible.com/web/proverbs/27)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/proverbs/27 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}