Pr 27:1
27:1 Boast not thyself of to {a} morrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring forth.
(a) Do not delay the time, but take the opportunity when it
is offered.
Pr 27:4
27:4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is]
able to stand before {b} envy?
(b) For the envious are obstinate, and cannot be
reconciled.
Pr 27:6
27:6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an
enemy [are] {c} deceitful.
(c) They are flattering and seem friendly.
Pr 27:10
27:10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother's {d} house in the day of thy
calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near
than a brother far off.
(d) Do not trust any worldly help in the day of your
trouble.
Pr 27:12
27:12 {e} A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth
himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
(e) \\Read Geneva "Pr 22:3"\\
Pr 27:14
27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising {f}
early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
(f) Hastily and without cause.
Pr 27:17
27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a {g} man sharpeneth the
countenance of his friend.
(g) One hasty man provokes another to anger.
Pr 27:19
27:19 As in water face [answereth] to face, {h} so the heart of
man to man.
(h) There is no difference between men by nature, only the
grace of God makes the difference.
Pr 27:21
27:21 [As] the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for
gold; so [is] a man to his {i} praise.
(i) That is, he is either known to be ambitious and
glorious, or humble and modest.
Pr 27:26
27:26 The {k} lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are]
the price of the field.
(k) This declares the great goodness of God towards man,
and the diligence that he requires from him for the
preservation of his gifts.
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