Proverbschapter 27
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Proverbs 27— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, which is the key every lexicon and concordance uses (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets name a word that does a grammatical job rather than carrying a meaning, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Boast Not of Tomorrow; Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend1
1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Rashi on Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast Do not boast now concerning a thing that is destined to be tomorrow.
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2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
10Do 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.
Rashi on Proverbs 27:10
your friend and your father’s friend The Holy One, blessed be He, Who is called a friend to Israel, and your father’s friend, for He endeared your forefathers.
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11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Rashi on Proverbs 27:12
A cunning man saw harm He sees the retribution coming upon the earth and hides from it by withdrawing from sin, but the fools did not hide and passed on the way of harm.
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13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Rashi on Proverbs 27:13
because he stood surety for a stranger A man who stood surety brings about that the judge should say to the creditor, “Take his garment.”
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14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Rashi on Proverbs 27:14
He who blesses his friend Someone blesses his friend daily, and the blessing is converted into a curse, for people say about him that he is generous with his money and wealthy, and everyone comes and borrows from him, and the government provokes him to collect his money.
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Iron Sharpeneth Iron; Know Well the State of Thy Flocks15
15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.