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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 27
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Proverbs 27:1
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(C1)Do not boast about tomorrow, For you (C2)do not know what a day may bring.
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Proverbs 27:2
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Let (C1)another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
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Proverbs 27:3
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A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:4
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Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But (C1)who can stand before jealousy?
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Proverbs 27:5
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Better is (C1)open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
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Proverbs 27:6
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Faithful are the (C1)wounds of a friend, But (F1)deceitful are the (C2)kisses of an enemy.
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Proverbs 27:7
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A satisfied (F1)person (F2)despises honey, But to a hungry (F1)person any bitter thing is sweet.
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Proverbs 27:8
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Like a (C1)bird that wanders from its nest, So is a person who (C2)wanders from his (F1)home.
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Proverbs 27:9
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(C1)Oil and perfume make the heart glad, And a (F1)person's advice is sweet to his friend.
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Proverbs 27:10
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Do not abandon your (C1)friend or (C2)your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
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Proverbs 27:11
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(C1)Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, So that I may (C2)reply to one who taunts me.
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Proverbs 27:12
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A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:13
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(C1)Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger; And for a foreign woman seize a pledge from him.
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Proverbs 27:14
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(C1)One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be considered a curse to him.
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Proverbs 27:15
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A (C1)constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
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Proverbs 27:16
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He who would (F1)restrain her (F1)restrains the wind, And (F2)grasps oil with his right hand.
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Proverbs 27:17
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As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:18
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One who tends the (C1)fig tree will eat its fruit, And one who (C2)cares for his master will be honored.
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Proverbs 27:19
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As in water a face reflects the face, So the heart of a person reflects the person.
Proverbs 27:20
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(F1)(C1)Sheol and (F2)Abaddon are (C2)never satisfied, Nor are the (C3)eyes of a person ever satisfied.
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Proverbs 27:21
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The (C1)crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each (C2)is tested by the praise accorded him.
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Proverbs 27:22
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Though you (C1)pound the fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, His foolishness still will not leave him.
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Proverbs 27:23
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(C1)Know well the (F1)condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
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Proverbs 27:24
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For riches are not forever, Nor does a (C1)crown endure to all generations.
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Proverbs 27:25
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When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are (C1)gathered in,
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Proverbs 27:26
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The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,
Proverbs 27:27
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And there will be enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your attendants.
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