Proverbs Chapter 27 consists of 27 verses,
verses 15-27 are listed below:
verses 15-27 are listed below:
15.A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16.Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17.Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18.Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19.As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20.Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21.As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22.Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23.Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24.For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25.The hay appeareth, and the tender grass shewest itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26.The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27.And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Reference Information:
bewrayeth = yiqra/qaqa = calls, proclaims, grasps
bray = tiktowos = pound, grind
Reference Scriptures:
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;-Proverbs 1:1
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.-Proverbs 25:1
Reference Scriptures:
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;-Proverbs 1:1
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.-Proverbs 25:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.-Matthew 1:1...And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;-Matthew 1:6...And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.-Matthew 1:16