Proverbs 27

Question 1

Proverbs 27:1

Answer 1

Do not boast about tomorrow,

for you do not know what a day may bring

Question 2

Proverbs 27:2

Answer 2

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips

Question 3

Proverbs 27:5-6

Answer 3

Better is open rebuke
than hidden love
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy

Question 4

Proverbs 27:4

Answer 4

Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,

but who can stand before jealousy?

Question 5

Proverbs 27:17

Answer 5

Iron sharpens iron,

and one man sharpens another

Question 6

Proverbs 27:21

Answer 6

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,

and a man is tested by his praise

Question 7

Proverbs 27:12

Answer 7

The prudent sees danger and hides himself,

but the simple go on and suffer for it

Question 8

Proverbs 27:22

Answer 8

Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him

Question 9

Proverbs 27:14

Answer 9

Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing

Question 10

Proverbs 27:19

Answer 10

As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man

Question 11

Proverbs 27:9

Answer 11

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,

and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel

Question 12

Proverbs 27:8

Answer 12

Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home

Question 13

Proverbs 27:11

Answer 13

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me