(KJV) Proverbs 27¹

⥃Do Not Boast about Tomorrow ^{[ James 4:13–17 ]}

[1] Boast² not thyself of to morrow³; for thou⁴ 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.⁵ [3] A stone [is] heavy⁶, and the sand weighty; but⁷ a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both. [4] Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous⁸; but⁹ who [is] able to stand before envy¹⁰? [5] Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.¹¹ [6] Faithful [are] the wounds¹² of a friend; but the kisses¹³ of an enemy [are] deceitful¹⁴. [7] The full¹⁵ soul loatheth¹⁶ an honeycomb; but to¹⁷ the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. [8] As a bird¹⁸ that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man¹⁹ that wandereth from his place. [9] Ointment²⁰ and perfume rejoice the heart: so²¹ [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel²². [10] Thine own²³ friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither²⁴ go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better²⁵ [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off. [11] My son, be wise²⁶, and make my heart glad, that I²⁷ may answer him that reproacheth me. [12] A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.²⁸ [13] Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.²⁹ [14] He that³⁰ blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. [15] A continual³¹ dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. [16] Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment³² of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself]. [17] Iron³³ sharpeneth iron; so³⁴ a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. [18] Whoso keepeth³⁵ the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so³⁶ he that waiteth on his master shall be³⁷ honoured. [19] As in³⁸ water face [answereth] to face, so³⁹ the heart of man to man. [20] Hell⁴⁰ and destruction are never⁴¹ full; so⁴² the eyes of man are never satisfied. [21] [As] the fining⁴³ pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so⁴⁴ [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.⁴⁵ [23] Be thou diligent⁴⁶ to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well⁴⁷ to thy herds. [24] For⁴⁸ riches⁴⁹ [are] not for ever: and doth⁵⁰ the crown [endure] to every generation⁵¹? [25] The hay⁵² 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.⁵³ [27] And [thou shalt have] goats’ milk enough⁵⁴ for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance⁵⁵ for thy maidens.