The Bible Says Commentary on Proverbs 27

Do not boast about tomorrow because no man knows what a day will bring forth.

Let another man's mouth praise you, ideally a stranger's mouth rather than your own.

Stones and sand are heavy, but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.

Wrath and anger are devastating, but jealousy is more dangerous still.

Open rebuke from a friend serves love better than affection that stays hidden.

A friend's wounds are faithful, while an enemy's kisses deceive.

A full man loathes honey, but a hungry man finds even bitter food sweet.

A man wandering from his home is exposed like a bird that has left her nest.

A friend's counsel is sweet to the heart the way oil and perfume gladden the senses.

Keep your old friends, and recognize that a near neighbor often serves better in trouble than a distant brother.

A wise son brings gladness to his father and provides an answer to those who would reproach him

The prudent see evil approaching and hide themselves, while the naive walk into trouble.

Take collateral from the man who guarantees a stranger or entangles himself with an adulteress.

Loud blessings shouted at sunrise are reckoned as curses by the friend trying to sleep.

As iron sharpens iron, friend sharpens friend through honest engagement.

Tending a fig tree yields fruit, and faithful service to a master yields honor.

As water reflects a face, the heart reveals the man.

Sheol, Abaddon, and the eye of man are three things that never reach sufficient.

Praise tests a man the way the crucible tests silver and the furnace gold.

Even pounding cannot remove folly from a fool who has fully embraced it.

Solomon calls for careful attention to flocks and herds because wealth and authority do not last forever. Through changing seasons and well-tended labor, the household is ultimately clothed, supplied, and sustained.