Proverbs 27 · Geneva Bible Notes (1599)
Boast not thyself of to (a) morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (a) Do not delay the time, but take the opportunity when it is offered. Proverbs 27:4
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before (b) envy? (b) For the envious are obstinate, and cannot be reconciled. Proverbs 27:6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] (c) deceitful. (c) They are flattering and seem friendly. Proverbs 27:10
Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's (d) house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off. (d) Do not trust any worldly help in the day of your trouble. Proverbs 27:12
(e) A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished. (e) See Pro 22:3 Proverbs 27:14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising (f) early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. (f) Hastily and without cause. Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a (g) man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. (g) One hasty man provokes another to anger. Proverbs 27:19
As in water face [answereth] to face, (h) so the heart of man to man. (h) There is no difference between men by nature, only the grace of God makes the difference. Proverbs 27:21
[As] the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his (i) praise. (i) That is, he is either known to be ambitious and glorious, or humble and modest. Proverbs 27:26
The (k) lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field. (k) This declares the great goodness of God towards man, and the diligence that he requires from him for the preservation of his gifts.