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27:5 Better <02896> is open <01540> rebuke <08433> than hidden <05641> love <0160>. 27:6 Faithful <0539> are the wounds <06482> of a friend <0157>, but the kisses <05390> of an enemy <08130> are excessive <06280>. 27:7 The one whose appetite <05315> is satisfied <07649> loathes <0947> honey <05317>, but to the hungry <07457> mouth <05315> every <03605> bitter thing <04751> is sweet <04966>. 27:8 Like a bird <06833> that wanders <05074> from <04480> its nest <07064>, so <03651> is a person <0376> who wanders <05074> from his home <04725>. 27:9 Ointment <08081> and incense <07004> make <08055> the heart <03820> rejoice <08055>, likewise the sweetness <04986> of one’s friend <07453> from sincere <05315> counsel <06098>. 27:10 Do not <0408> forsake <05800> your friend <07463> and your father’s <01> friend <07453>, and do not <0408> enter <0935> your brother’s <0251> house <01004> in the day <03117> of your disaster <0343>; a neighbor <07934> nearby <07138> is better <02896> than a brother <0251> far away <07350>. 27:11 Be wise <02449>, my son <01121>, and make <08056> my heart <03820> glad <08056>, so that I may answer <01697> <07725> anyone who taunts <02778> me. 27:12 A shrewd <06175> person sees <07200> danger <07451> and hides <05641> himself, but the naive <06612> keep right on going <05674> and suffer <06064> for it. 27:13 Take <03947> a man’s garment <0899> when he has given security <06148> for a stranger <02114>, and when he gives surety for <01157> a stranger <05237>, hold him in pledge <02254>. 27:14 If someone blesses <01288> his neighbor <07453> with a loud <01419> voice <06963> early <07925> in the morning <01242>, it will be counted <02803> as a curse <07045> to him. 27:15 A continual <02956> dripping <01812> on a rainy <05464> day <03117> and a contentious <04066> wife <0802> are alike <07737>. 27:16 Whoever hides <06845> her hides <06845> the wind <07307> or grasps <07121> oil <08081> with his right hand <03225>. 27:17 As iron <01270> sharpens <02300> iron <01270>, so a person <0376> sharpens <02300> his friend <07453>. 27:18 The one who tends <05341> a fig tree <08384> will eat <0398> its fruit <06529>, and whoever takes care <08104> of his master <0113> will be honored <03513>. 27:19 As in water <04325> the face <06440> is reflected as a face <06440>, so <03651> a person’s <0120> heart <03820> reflects the person <0120>. 27:20 As Death <07585> and Destruction <010> are never <03808> satisfied <07646>, so the eyes <05869> of a person <0120> are never <03808> satisfied <07646>. 27:21 As the crucible <04715> is for silver <03701> and the furnace <03564> is for gold <02091>, so a person <0376> is proved by the praise <04110> he receives. 27:22 If <0518> you should pound <03806> the fool <0191> in the mortar <04388> among <08432> the grain <07383> with the pestle <05940>, his foolishness <0200> would not <03808> depart <05493> from <05921> him. 27:23 Pay careful attention <03045> <03045> to the condition <06440> of your flocks <06629>, give <07896> careful attention <03820> to your herds <05739>, 27:24 for <03588> riches <02633> do not <03808> last forever <05769>, nor <0518> does a crown <05145> last from generation <01755> to generation <01755>. 27:25 When the hay <02682> is removed <01540> and new grass <01877> appears <07200>, and the grass <06212> from the hills <02022> is gathered <0622> in, 27:26 the lambs <03532> will be for your clothing <03830>, and the goats <06260> will be for the price <04242> of a field <07704>. 27:27 And there will be enough <01767> goat’s <05795> milk <02461> for your food <03899>, for the food <03899> of your household <01004>, and for the sustenance <02416> of your servant girls <05291>.

• Pro 25:1--29:27 -- Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah

• Friendship

  [nave] FRIENDSHIP. Deut. 13:6-9; Job 6:14, 15; Job 16:2, 20; Job 19:13-22; Psa. 35:13, 14; Psa. 41:9; Psa. 55:12-14; Psa. 88:8, 18; Prov. 11:13; Prov. 17:9, 17; Prov. 18:24; Prov. 22:24-27; Prov. 25:17, 19; Prov. 27:6, 9, 10, 14, ...
  

• Agriculture

  [nave] AGRICULTURE Divine institution of, Gen. 2:15; 3:19, 23. Practiced by Cain, Gen. 4:2; Noah, Gen. 9:20; Elisha, 1 Kin. 19:19; David, 1 Chr. 27:26-31; Uzziah, 2 Chr. 26:10; Solomon, Eccl. 2:4-6. God to be acknowledged in, Jer...
  

• PROVERB

  [isbe] PROVERB - prov'-erb (mashal, chidhah; parabole (Lk 4:23), paroimia (Jn 16:25,29)): I. FOLK MEANING AND USE 1. The Primitive Sense 2. The Communal Origin 3. Animus of Proverbs II. LITERARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVERB 1. Discov...
  

• Industry

  [nave] INDUSTRY. Gen. 2:15; Ex. 23:12 Deut. 5:13. Ex. 35:2; Prov. 10:4, 5; Prov. 12:11, 24, 27; Prov. 13:4, 11, 23; Prov. 14:4, 23; Prov. 16:26; Prov. 20:13; Prov. 21:5; Prov. 22:29; Prov. 27:23 vs. 23-27.; Prov. 28:19; Prov. 30:2...
  

• Milk

  [ebd] (1.) Hebrew halabh, "new milk", milk in its fresh state (Judg. 4:19). It is frequently mentioned in connection with honey (Ex. 3:8; 13:5; Josh. 5:6; Isa. 7:15, 22; Jer. 11:5). Sheep (Deut. 32:14) and goats (Prov. 27:27) and ...
  [isbe] MILK - milk (chalabh; gala; Latin lac (2 Esdras 2:19; 8:10)): The fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young. The word is used in the Bible of that of human beings (Isa 28:9) as...
  [smith] As an article of diet, milk holds a more important position in eastern countries than with us. It is not a mere adjunct in cookery, or restricted to the use of the young, although it is naturally the characteristic food of ch...
  [nave] MILK Used for food, Gen. 18:8; Judg. 4:19; Song 5:1; Ezek. 25:4; 1 Cor. 9:7. Of goats, Prov. 27:27; sheep, Deut. 32:14; Isa. 7:21, 22; camels, Gen. 32:15; cows, Deut. 32:14; 1 Sam. 6:7, 10. Churned, Prov. 30:33. Kid not t...
  

• Mortar

  [ebd] (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. 'aphar, usually rendered "dust," clay or mud used for cement in building (Lev. 14:42, 45). Mortar for pulveri...
  [isbe] MORTAR - mor'-ter (medhokhah (Nu 11:8), makhtesh (Prov 27:22)): A hollowed stone or vessel in which grain or other substance was pounded or beaten with a pestle. The Israelites used a mortar in which to beat the manna in the...
  [smith] "a wide-mouthed vessel in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or bruised with a pestle." --Webster. The simplest and probably most ancient method of preparing corn for food was by pounding it between two...
  [nave] MORTAR 1. An instrument for pulverizing grains, Num. 11:8; Prov. 27:22. See: Grinding; Mill. 2. A cement, Ex. 1:14. Bitumen or tar used as, in building tower of Babel, Gen. 11:3. Used to plaster houses, Lev. 14:42, 45. ...
  

• Hay

  [ebd] properly so called, was not in use among the Hebrews; straw was used instead. They cut the grass green as it was needed. The word rendered "hay" in Prov. 27:25 means the first shoots of the grass. In Isa. 15:6 the Revised Ve...
  [smith] (Heb. chatsir), the rendering of the Authorized Version in (Proverbs 27:25) and Isai 15:6 Of the Hebrew term, which occurs frequently in the Old Testament, and denotes "grass" of any kind. It is quite probable that the modern...
  [nave] HAY, Prov. 27:25; Isa. 15:6; 1 Cor. 3:12.
  

• Riches

  [isbe] RICHES - rich'-ez, rich'-iz: Used to render the following Hebrew and Greek words: (1) `Osher, which should, perhaps, be considered the most general word, as it is the most often used (Gen 31:16; Eccl 4:8; Jer 9:23). It looks...
  [nave] RICHES. Deut. 6:10-12; Deut. 8:10-18; Deut. 31:20; Deut. 32:15; 1 Sam. 2:7; Psa. 37:16; Prov. 10:2, 22; Prov. 11:4, 28; Prov. 13:7, 8; Prov. 14:24; Prov. 15:6, 16, 17; Prov. 16:8; Prov. 19:4; Prov. 21:6; Prov. 23:4, 5; Prov...
  

• Surety

  [isbe] SURETY - shoor'-ti: This word is used in three different connections or groups: (1) As a derivative of the word "sure" it means "of a certainty" or "surely."--In Gen 15:13 the infinitive absolute of the verb is used to give ...
  [nave] SURETY, Gen. 44:32; Ex. 22:26, 27; Deut. 24:10-13; Job 24:3; Prov. 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 22:26, 27; 27:13; Ezek. 18:7, 12; 33:15; Amos 2:8.
  

• Reproof

  [nave] REPROOF. Lev. 19:17; Psa. 141:5; Prov. 9:7, 8; Prov. 10:17; Prov. 12:1; Prov. 13:18; Prov. 15:5, 10, 12, 31, 32; Prov. 17:10; Prov. 19:25; Prov. 21:11; Prov. 25:12; Prov. 26:5; Prov. 27:5, 6; Prov. 28:23; Eccl. 7:5; Amos 5:...
  

• Kiss

  [isbe] KISS - (nashaq; phileo, kataphilo, philema): The kiss is common in eastern lands in salutation, etc., on the cheek, the forehead, the beard, the hands, the feet, but not (in Pal) the lips (Cheyne, E B, under the word "Saluta...
  [nave] KISS Of affection, Gen. 27:26, 27; 31:55; 33:4; 48:10; 50:1; Ex. 18:7; Ruth 1:14; 2 Sam. 14:33; 19:39; Luke 15:20; Acts 20:37. The feet of Jesus kissed by the penitent woman, Luke 7:38. Deceitful, Prov. 27:6; of Joab, when...
  

• Food

  [isbe] FOOD - food: I. VEGETABLE FOODS 1. Primitive Habits 2. Cereals 3. Leguminous Plants 4. Food of Trees II. ANIMAL FOOD LITERATURE In a previous article (see BREAD) it has been shown that in the Bible "bread" usually stands for...
  [nave] FOOD. Articles of Milk, Gen. 49:12; Prov. 27:27; butter, Deut. 32:14; 2 Sam. 17:29; cheese, 1 Sam. 17:18; Job 10:10; bread, Gen. 18:5; 1 Sam. 17:17; parched grain, Ruth 2:14; 1 Sam. 17:17; flesh, 2 Sam. 6:19; Prov. 9:2; fi...
  

• Family

  [nave] FAMILY. Of Saints Blessed, Psa. 128:3, 6. Should be taught God's word, Deut. 4:9, 10. Worship God together, 1 Cor. 16:19. Be duly regulated, Prov. 31:27; 1 Tim. 3:4, 5, 12. Live in unity, Gen. 45:24; Psa. 133:1. Live ...
  

• Servant

  [nave] SERVANT Distinguished as bond servant, who was a slave, and hired servant. Bond Laws of Moses concerning, Ex. 21:1-11, 20, 21, 26, 27, 32; Lev. 19:20-22; 25:6, 10, 35-55; Deut. 15:12, 14, 18; 24:7. Kidnapping forbidden, D...
  

• Women

  [nave] WOMEN Creation of, Gen. 1:27; 2:21, 22. Named, Gen. 2:23. Fall of, and curse upon, Gen. 3:1-16; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14. Promise to, Gen. 3:15. Had separate apartments in dwellings, Gen. 24:67; 31:33; Esth. 2:9, 11. Ve...
  

• DRESS

  [ebd] (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah's dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The Hebrews were early acquainted ...
  [isbe] DRESS - In the Hebrew and Greek there is a wonderful wealth of terminology having to do with the general subject of dress among the ancient Orientals. This is reflected in the numerous synonyms for "dress" to be found in Eng...
  

• ABADDON

  [ebd] destruction, the Hebrew name (equivalent to the Greek Apollyon, i.e., destroyer) of "the angel of the bottomless pit" (Rev. 9:11). It is rendered "destruction" in Job 28:22; 31:12; 26:6; Prov. 15:11; 27:20. In the last three...
  [isbe] ABADDON - a-bad'-on ('abhaddon, "ruin," "perdition," "destruction"): Though "destruction" is commonly used in translating 'abhaddon, the stem idea is intransitive rather than passive--the idea of perishing, going to ruin, be...
  

• Anointing

  [nave] ANOINTING Of the body, Deut. 28:40; Ruth 3:3; Esth. 2:12; Psa. 92:10; 104:15; 141:5; Prov. 27:9, 16; Eccl. 9:8; Song 1:3; 4:10; Isa. 57:9; Amos 6:6; Mic. 6:15. Of guests, 2 Chr. 28:15; Luke 7:46; the sick, Isa. 1:6; Mark 6:...
  

• Gold

  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• Face

  [nave] FACE Character revealed in, Isa. 3:9. Angry, Prov. 25:23. Cheerful, Job 29:24; Psa. 4:6; 21:6; 44:3; Prov. 15:13; 27:17. Fierce, Deut. 28:50; Dan. 8:23. Guilty, Gen. 4:5; Isa. 3:9. Health indicated in, Psa. 42:11; 43:5....
  

• A Friend Is Faithful

  

• Rebuke and Discipline

  

• [Pro 27:8] Return, O Wanderer, To Thy Home

  Return, O wanderer, to thy home, Thy Father calls for thee; No longer now an exile roam, In guilt and misery: Return, return! Too long the loathsome fields of sin Thy fruitless toil have known: No wholesome bread! no voice of kin! No home to call thine own! Return, return! Thy Father stands with outstretched hands, He gave His Son for thee: Poor soul, from sin’s enthralling bands He longs to see thee free. Return, return! Arise, stand up and homeward turn, No longer dwell apart; His mighty love will never spurn One humble contrite heart. Return, return! Our Father’s house is full of bliss, And there is room for all; He welcomes with forgiving kiss: O, hear His loving call! Return, return! The feast of joys awaits thee there, The precious robe and ring; O haste Thy Father’s gifts to share, O haste His praise to sing: Return, return!

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