1 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.

1Boast not thy selfe of to morrow: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.

2Let another man praise thee, and not thine owne mouth; a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

3A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.

4Wrath is cruell, and anger is outragious: but who is able to stand before enuie?

5Open rebuke is better then secret loue.

6Faithfull are the woundes of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are deceitfull.

7The full soule loatheth an honie combe: but to the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.

8As a bird that wandreth from her nest: so is a man that wandreth from his place.

9Oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart: so doeth the sweetnesse of a mans friend by heartie counsell.

10Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake not; neither goe in to thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.

11My sonne, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

12A prudent man foreseeth the euil, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished.

13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

15A continuall dropping in a very rainie day, and a contentious woman, are alike.

16Whosoeuer hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth it selfe.

17Iron sharpeneth iron: so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18Whoso keepeth the figtree, shall eate the fruit therof: so he that waiteth on his master, shall be honoured.

19As in water face answereth to face: so the heart of man to man.

20Hell and destruction are neuer full: so the eyes of man are neuer satisfied.

21As the fining pot for siluer, and the furnace for gold: so is a man to his praise.

22Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnesse depart from him.

23Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy flocks, and looke well to thy herds.

24For riches are not for euer: and doth the crowne endure to euery generation?

25The hay appeareth, and the tender grasse sheweth it selfe, and herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

26The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field.

27And thou shalt haue goats milke enough for thy food, for the food of thy houshold, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

I == Luke 12:19-20 ; James 4:13-14

II == Prov 25:27

 

 

IV == Prov 6:34 ; 1st John 3:12

V == Prov 28:23 ; Gal 2:14

VI == Ps 141:5

 

VII == Job 6:7

 

 

 

 

 

X == Prov 17:17 ; 18:24 ; 19:7

 

 

 

XI == Ps 127:5 ; Prov 10:1 ; 23:15 , 24

XII == Prov 22:3

 

XIII == Ex 22:26 ; Prov 20:16

 

 

 

XV == Prov 19:13

 

 

 

 

XVIII == 1s t Cor 9:7 , 13

 

 

XX == Prov 30:16 ; Eccl 1:8 ; 6:7 ; hab 2:5

XXI == Prov 17:3

XXII == Prov 23:35 ; Isa 1:5 ; Jer 5:3

 

 

 

 

XXV == Ps 104:14

 

 

 

 

1 Boast not of tomorrow, for you know not what any day may bring forth.

2 Let another praise you - not your own mouth; Someone else - not your own lips.

3 Stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

4 Anger is relentless, and wrath overwhelming - but before jealousy who can stand?

5 Better is an open rebuke than a love that remains hidden.

6 Wounds from a friend may be accepted as well meant, but the greetings of an enemy one prays against.

7 One who is full, tramples on virgin honey; but to the man who is hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.

8 Like a bird that is far from its nest is a man who is far from his home.

9 Perfume and incense gladden the heart, but by grief the soul is torn asunder.

10 Your own friend and your father's friend forsake not; but if ruin befalls you, enter not a kinsman's house. Better is a neighbor near at hand than a brother far away.

11 If you are wise, my son, you will gladden my heart, and I will be able to rebut him who tuants me.

12 The shrewd man perceives evil and hides; simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty.

13 Take his garment who becomes surety for another, and for the sake of a stranger, yield it up!

14 When one greets his neighbor with a loud voice in the early morning, a curse can be laid to his charge.

15 For a persistent leak on a rainy day the match is a quarrelsome woman.

16 He who keeps her stores up a stormwind; he cannot tell north from south.

17 As iron sharpens iron, so man sharpens his fellow man.

18 He who tends a fig tree eats its fruit, and he who is attentive to his master will be enriched.

19 As one face differs from another, so does one human heart from another.

20 The nether world and the abyss are never satisfied; so too the eyes of men.

21 As the crucible tests silver and the furnace gold, so a man is tested by the praise he receives.

22 Though you should pound the fool to bits with the pestle, amid the grits in a mortar, his folly would not go out of him.

23 Take good care of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

24 For wealth lasts not forever, nor even a crown from age to age.

25 When the grass is taken away and the aftergrowth appears, and the mountain greens are gathered in,

26 The lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats will bring the price of a field,

27 And there will be ample goat's milk to supply you, to supply your household, and maintenance for your maidens.

v 1,2 have more to say against boasting, as 25:14.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 10. Our best friend in time of need may not be someone of our own family.

 

 

 

 

v 13 Exact words of 20:16. To avoid risk, a creditor should take the outer cloak of a stranger, especially a wayward woman who cosigns a debt. 6:1; 11:15; 17:18; 22:26,7. Jews could not charge interest to brethren or high interest to others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 23-27 Stress the importance of being diligent in our business, also see 24:27.