Proverbs 27

Proverbs · Chapter 27

Proverbs 27:10

1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?5Open rebuke is better than secret love.6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.10Thine 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.11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass 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 early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: 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 never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
10Thine 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.Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.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 neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
friend yourרֵֽעֲךָ֨re-'a-KHAH7453
neighbor

רֵעַ (re.a) 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)

and [the] neighbor ofוְרֵ֪עַve-re-'ehH7453
neighbor

רֵעַ (re.a) 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)

father yourאָבִ֡יךָ'a-VI-khaH0001G
father

אָב (av) 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)

may notאַֽל־'al-H0408
not

אַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409)

you forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta-'a-ZOH5800A
to leave: forsake

עָזַב (a.zav) 1) to leave, loose, forsake 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted

and [the] house ofוּבֵ֥יתu-VEITH1004B
to lodge

בִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B)

brother yourאָחִ֗יךָ'a-CHI-khaH0251G
brother: male-sibling

אָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

may notאַל־'al-H0408
not

אַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409)

you goתָּ֭בוֹאTA-VO'H0935G
to come (in): come

בּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

on [the] day ofבְּי֣וֹםbe-YOMH3117G
day

יוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

calamity yourאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei-DE-khaH0343
calamity

אֵיד (ed) 1) distress, burden, calamity 1a) burden (of the righteous) 1b) calamity (of nation) 1c) disaster (of wicked) 1d) day of calamity

[is] goodט֥וֹבTovH2896A
fine

טָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A)

a neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha-KHENH7934
neighboring

שָׁכֵן (sha.khen) 1) inhabitant, neighbour 1a) inhabitant 1b) neighbour

nearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka-ROVH7138
near

קָרֹב (qa.rov) 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship

more than a brotherמֵאָ֥חme-'ACHH0251G
brother: male-sibling

אָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

far awayרָחֽוֹק׃ra-CHOKH7350
distant

רָחֹק (ra.choq) adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep) Aramaic equivalent: ra.chiq (רְחִיק "far" H7352)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.