Proverbs 27

Proverbs · Chapter 27

Proverbs 27:19

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
19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

In context

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
like the waterכַּ֭מַּיִםKA-ma-yimH4325G
water

מַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

the faceהַפָּנִ֣יםha-pa-NIMH6440H
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

to the faceלַפָּנִ֑יםla-pa-NIMH6440H
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651C
right

כֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable

[the] heart ofלֵֽב־lev-H3820A
mind

בָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A)

the personהָ֝אָדָ֗םha-'a-DAMH0120G
man

אָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

to the personלָאָדָֽם׃la-'a-DAMH0120G
man

אָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

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