Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
Do
not
boast about
tomorrow,
for you
do
not know
what a day may bring.
Boast not
thyself
of
to
morrow;
for thou
knowest
not what a day may bring forth
.
Let another praise you
, and not your
own mouth —
a stranger, and not your
own lips.
Let another man
praise thee
, and not thine
own mouth ;
a stranger, and not thine
own lips.
A stone is heavy and sand is
a
burden,
but aggravation
from
a fool
outweighs
them both.
A stone is heavy ,
and the
sand weighty;
but a fool's
wrath
is
heavier
than
them both.
Wrath is cruel and anger is like
a
flood,
but who can
withstand
jealousy
?
Wrath is cruel ,
and anger is outrageous;
but who is
able
to
stand
before
envy
?
Better
an
open rebuke than love that
is
concealed
.
Open rebuke is
better
than secret
love.
The wounds of a friend are
faithful,
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful
are
the wounds of a friend ;
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The soul
that
is
full loathes
honey,
but to a
hungry soul ,
any
bitter thing is sweet.
The full soul
loatheth
an
honeycomb;
but to the
hungry soul every
bitter thing is sweet.
Like
a bird that strays
from its
nest is a man who
wanders
from his home
.
As
a bird that wandereth
from her
nest ,
so
is a man that
wandereth
from his place
.
Oil
and incense
bring
joy
to
the heart ,
and
the sweetness of a friend is
counsel to
the
soul
.
Ointment
and perfume
rejoice
the heart :
so
doth
the sweetness of a man's
friend by
hearty
counsel.
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
.
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
.
Be
wise,
my son, and bring
joy
to
my heart, so
that I can
answer him who
taunts
me.
My son, be
wise,
and make
my heart glad
, that I may
answer him that
reproacheth
me.
The
prudent see
danger
and take
cover
; but the simple keep
going
and pay
the
penalty
.
A
prudent man
foreseeth
the
evil,
and hideth
himself
; but the simple pass
on,
and are
punished
.
Take the
garment of
him
who
posts
security
for a stranger ;
get
collateral
if
it
is
for a foreigner
.
Take his
garment that
is
surety
for a stranger ,
and
take
a
pledge
of
him
for a strange
woman
.
If
one
blesses
his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning, it will
be counted to
him
as
a curse.
He
that
blesseth
his friend
with a loud voice ,
rising
early in the morning, it shall
be counted a curse to
him
.
A constant
dripping
on
a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike —
A continual
dropping
in
a very
rainy day and a contentious woman are alike .
restraining
her is
like
holding
back
the wind or
grasping
oil
with
one’s
right hand.
Whosoever
hideth
her hideth
the wind ,
and
the
ointment
of
his
right hand ,
which
bewrayeth
itself
.
As
iron sharpens
iron ,
so one
man sharpens
another
.
Iron sharpeneth
iron ;
so a
man sharpeneth
the
countenance
of
his
friend
.
Whoever
tends
a
fig tree will
eat its
fruit ,
and
he who
looks
after
his master will
be honored
.
Whoso
keepeth
the
fig tree shall
eat the
fruit thereof:
so
he that
waiteth
on
his master shall
be honoured
.
As water reflects
the
face, so the heart reflects
the
true
man.
As in
water face answereth
to
face
, so the heart of
man to
man
.
Sheol
and Abaddon
are never satisfied
; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Hell
and destruction
are never full
; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
A
crucible
for silver and a
furnace for gold ,
but
a man is
tested
by
the
praise accorded
him
.
As
the
fining
pot
for silver ,
and the
furnace for gold ;
so
is
a man to
his
praise.
Though you
grind
a fool like
grain
with
mortar and
a pestle, yet his
folly
will not depart from him.
Though thou
shouldest
bray
a fool in
a
mortar among
wheat
with
a pestle, yet will not his
foolishness
depart from him.
Be sure
to know the state of your
flocks, and pay
close
attention
to your
herds ;
Be thou
diligent
to know the state of thy
flocks, and look
well
to thy
herds .
for riches are not forever,
nor
does
a
crown endure to every generation .
For riches are not for
ever:
and
doth
the
crown endure to every generation ?
When
hay is
removed
and
new
growth
appears
and the grain
from
the hills
is
gathered ,
The
hay appeareth,
and the tender
grass
sheweth
itself,
and
herbs
of
the mountains
are
gathered .
the lambs will
provide
you
with
clothing, and the goats with
the price of a
field.
The lambs are
for
thy
clothing, and the goats are
the price of the
field.
You
will
have plenty
of
goats ’
milk to
feed
you—
food for your
household and nourishment
for your
maidservants
.
And
thou
shalt
have goats '
milk enough
for
thy
food ,
for the
food
of
thy
household ,
and for the
maintenance
for
thy
maidens
.
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