The King James Version Bible

Proverbs 27:1-13

  1. Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou 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.

  3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

  4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  5. Open rebuke is better than secret love.

  6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  7. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

  8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

  9. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

  10. Thine 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.

  11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  12. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

  13. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.