Warnings and Instructions 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
5Better is open rebuke
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
7A sated man loathes honey,
8Like a bird that wanders from her nest,
9Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
10Do not forsake your own friend or your fathers friend,
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
13Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
16He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
17Iron sharpens iron,
18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
19As in water face reflects face,
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
21The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
23Know well the condition of your flocks,
24For riches are not forever,
25When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
26The lambs will be for your clothing,
27And there will be goats milk enough for your food, New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org Bible Apps |