Sermons citing Proverbs 27

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Proverbs 27 · BSB

27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

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27:3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

27:4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

27:5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

27:6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

27:7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

27:8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

27:9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

27:10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

27:12 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

27:13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

27:14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

27:15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

27:16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

27:18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

27:19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

27:21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

27:22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

27:23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

27:24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

27:25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,

27:26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

27:27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

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