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Proverbs Chapter Twenty-Seven
May 27, 2017

In Proverbs Chapter Twenty-Six we read that people who lie about somebody else do so because deep down there is animosity towards that other person. Today we read to be careful about what we hope for the future. There is a more recent saying to not count your chickens before they are hatched; Proverbs advises us to not boast about tomorrow. We also are taught to let others praise us, and to avoid the anger of a fool. Envy is the worst feeling to encounter. When friends bring concerns about you; listen because they are your friends. If you really want something, be careful what you desire; it may or may not be good for you. Remember who you are and what you stand for; stay true to that person throughout your life. Rejoice in the friendship of others and learn from your friends.

Proverbs 27:1-9
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Never forsake friends or friends of the family. Never use your friends to get you out of tight spots in life; wait for them to help. Consider what problems you may encounter in advance, and avoid these. People who cover for the mistakes of others find them self in trouble. Treat your friends the way they want to be treated and remember that everyone is unique. You cannot hide from angry people just like you cannot stop the wind. Choose your friends carefully; they will either make you better or they will bring you down; your friends will change you. Remember whom you serve; and in return you will be rewarded.

Proverbs 27:10-18
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Your conscience is a reflection of who you are; if you feel guilty it is because you probably are guilty. Be careful what you wish for; you will always want more. Even though you might want to help a fool, most fools are beyond help. Constantly evaluate what you have, your possessions change throughout life.

Proverbs 27:19-27
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

If you carefully evaluate what you have and diligently protect it, you will always have your needs met.

All verses are from the King James Version.
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