Prov 26:26Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
Prov 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Prov 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Prov 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Prov 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Prov 27:3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Prov 27:4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?
Prov 27:5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
Prov 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Prov 27:7 A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
Prov 27:8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
Prov 27:9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
Prov 27:10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
Prov 27:11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
Prov 27:12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
Prov 27:13 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
Prov 27:14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.
Prov 27:15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
Prov 27:16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
Prov 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.