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King James Bible 1611 |
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King James Bible 1769 |
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| 27:1 |
Boast not thy selfe of to morrow: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth. |
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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
| 27:2 |
Let another man praise thee, and not thine owne mouth; a stranger, and not thine owne lips. |
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. |
| 27:3 |
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both. |
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A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. |
| 27:4 |
Wrath is cruell, and anger is outragious: but who is able to stand before enuie? |
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Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? |
| 27:5 |
Open rebuke is better then secret loue. |
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Open rebuke is better than secret love. |
| 27:6 |
Faithfull are the woundes of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are deceitfull. |
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. |
| 27:7 |
The full soule loatheth an honie combe: but to the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete. |
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The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
| 27:8 |
As a bird that wandreth from her nest: so is a man that wandreth from his place. |
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As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. |
| 27:9 |
Oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart: so doeth the sweetnesse of a mans friend by heartie counsell. |
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. |
| 27:10 |
Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake not; neither goe in to thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off. |
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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. |
| 27:11 |
My sonne, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answere him that reprocheth me. |
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. |
| 27:12 |
A prudent man foreseeth the euil, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished. |
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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
| 27:13 |
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. |
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. |
| 27:14 |
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. |
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He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. |
| 27:15 |
A continuall dropping in a very rainie day, and a contentious woman, are alike. |
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A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. |
| 27:16 |
Whosoeuer hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth it selfe. |
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Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. |
| 27:17 |
Iron sharpeneth iron: so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
| 27:18 |
Whoso keepeth the figtree, shall eate the fruit therof: so he that waiteth on his master, shall be honoured. |
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Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. |
| 27:19 |
As in water face answereth to face: so the heart of man to man. |
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As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. |
| 27:20 |
Hell and destruction are neuer full: so the eyes of man are neuer satisfied. |
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Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
| 27:21 |
As the fining pot for siluer, and the furnace for gold: so is a man to his praise. |
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As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. |
| 27:22 |
Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnesse depart from him. |
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. |
| 27:23 |
Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy flocks, and looke well to thy herds. |
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. |
| 27:24 |
For riches are not for euer: and doth the crowne endure to euery generation? |
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For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? |
| 27:25 |
The hay appeareth, and the tender grasse sheweth it selfe, and herbes of the mountaines are gathered. |
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The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. |
| 27:26 |
The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field. |
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The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. |
| 27:27 |
And thou shalt haue goats milke enough for thy food, for the food of thy houshold, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. |
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And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. |