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Proverbs - ch 27 v 1 - 20
- Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
- Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
- A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
- Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
- Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
- Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
- Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend `that cometh' of hearty counsel.
- 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.
- My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
- A prudent man seeth the evil, `and' hideth himself; `But' the simple pass on, `and' suffer for it.
- Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for a foreign woman.
- He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
- A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
- He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
- Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
- As in water face `answereth' to face, So the heart of man to man.
- Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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