Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Don't
boast about
tomorrow
; For you
don't
know
what a day may bring forth.
Boast not
thyself
of
to
morrow
; for thou
knowest
not
what a day may bring forth.
Let another man 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 a fool's provocation
is heavier than 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 overwhelming
; But who is able to stand before jealousy
?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous
; but who is able to stand before envy
?
Better
is
open rebuke Than hidden
love.
Open rebuke is
better
than secret
love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although
the kisses of an enemy are profuse
.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but
the kisses of an enemy are deceitful
.
A
full soul loathes
a
honeycomb; But to a
hungry soul ,
every bitter thing is sweet.
The
full soul loatheth
an
honeycomb; but to the
hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wanders
from her nest, So 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
.
Perfume
and incense
bring
joy
to
the heart ;
So does
earnest
counsel
from
a man's friend.
Ointment
and perfume
rejoice
the heart :
so doth
the
sweetness
of
a man's friend by
hearty
counsel
.
Don't
forsake
your
friend and your
father's friend .
Don't
go to
your
brother's house in the day of your
disaster
: Better is a neighbor
who
is near than a distant
brother.
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, Then
I can
answer my
tormentor
.
My son, be
wise,
and make
my heart glad
, that
I may
answer him
that
reproacheth
me
.
A prudent man sees
danger
and takes
refuge
; But the simple pass on, and suffer
for
it:
A prudent man foreseeth
the
evil,
and hideth
himself
; but the simple pass on, and are
punished.
Take his garment when
he
puts
up
collateral
for a stranger ;
Hold
it
for a wayward
woman !
Take his garment that
is
surety
for a stranger ,
and
take
a
pledge
of
him
for a strange
woman .
He who
blesses
his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning, It will
be taken
as
a curse by
him.
He that
blesseth
his friend
with a loud voice ,
rising
early in the morning, it shall
be counted
a curse to
him.
A continual dropping on
a rainy day And a contentious wife
are alike :
A continual dropping in
a very
rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike .
Restraining
her is
like
restraining
the wind, Or
like
grasping
oil
in
his right hand.
Whosoever
hideth
her hideth
the wind, and
the
ointment
of
his right hand ,
which
bewrayeth
itself
.
Iron sharpens
iron; So a man sharpens
his
friend's
countenance.
Iron sharpeneth
iron; so a man sharpeneth
the
countenance of
his
friend
.
Whoever
tends
the fig tree shall eat its
fruit .
He who
looks
after
his master shall 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
a
face, So a
man's
heart
reflects
the man.
As in
water face answereth
to
face
, so the heart
of
man to
man
.
Sheol
and Abaddon
are never satisfied
; And
a
man's
eyes are never satisfied.
Hell
and destruction
are never full
; so
the
eyes of
man
are never satisfied.
The crucible
is
for silver, And the furnace for gold; But
man
is refined
by
his praise.
As
the fining
pot
for silver, and the furnace for gold; so
is a
man
to
his praise.
Though you
grind
a fool in a mortar with a pestle along
with
grain
, Yet his
foolishness
will not be
removed
from him.
Though thou
shouldest
bray
a fool in a mortar among
wheat
with a pestle, yet will not his
foolishness
depart
from him.
Know well
the state of your
flocks, And pay
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
even
the crown endure to all
generations.
For riches are not for
ever:
and
doth
the crown endure to every
generation?
The hay is
removed
, and the new
growth
appears
, The
grasses
of the hills
are gathered in
.
The hay appeareth
, and the tender
grass
sheweth
itself
, and
herbs
of the mountains
are gathered.
The lambs are for your
clothing, And the goats are the price of a
field.
The lambs are for thy
clothing, and the goats are the price of the
field.
There
will
be
plenty
of
goats' milk for your
food, For your
family's
food, And for the nourishment
of
your
servant
girls
.
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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