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Proverbs 27 Brenton's Greek Septuagint

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  • OT: Septuagint (Greek)
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LXX Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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1 Μὴ καυχῶ τὰ εἰς αὔριον, οὐ γὰρ γινώσκεις τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα.
1 Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
2 Ἐγκωμιαζέτω σε ὁ πέλας καὶ μὴ τὸ σὸν στόμα, ἀλλότριος καὶ μὴ τὰ σὰ χείλη.
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Βαρὺ λίθος καὶ δυσβάστακτον ἄμμος, ὀργὴ δὲ ἄφρονος βαρυτέρα ἀμφοτέρων.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Ἀνελεήμων θυμὸς καὶ ὀξεῖα ὀργὴ, ἀλλʼ οὐδὲν ὑφίσταται ζῆλος.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Κρείσσους ἔλεγχοι ἀποκεκαλυμμένοι κρυπτομένης φιλίας.
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Ἀξιοπιστότερά ἐστι τραύματα φίλου, ἢ ἑκούσια φιλήματα ἐχθροῦ.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 Ψυχὴ ἐν πλησμονῇ οὖσα κηρίοις ἐμπαίζει, ψυχῇ δὲ ἐνδεεῖ καὶ τὰ πικρὰ γλυκέα φαίνεται.
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Ὥσπερ ὅταν ὄρνεον καταπετασθῇ ἐκ τῆς ἰδίας νοσσιᾶς, οὕτως ἄνθρωπος δουλοῦται ὅταν ἀποξενωθῇ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων τόπων.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Μύροις καὶ οἴνοις καὶ θυμιάμασι τέρπεται καρδία, καταῤῥήγνυται δὲ ὑπὸ συμπτωμάτων ψυχή.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10 Φίλον σὸν ἢ φίλον πατρῷον μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς, εἰς δὲ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου μὴ εἰσέλθῃς ἀτυχῶν· κρείσσων φίλος ἐγγὺς, ἢ ἀδελφὸς μακρὰν οἰκῶν.
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
11 Σοφὸς γίνου υἱὲ, ἵνα σου εὐφραίνηται ἡ καρδία, καὶ ἀπόστρεψον ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπονειδίστους λόγους.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
12 Πανοῦργος κακῶν ἐπερχομένων ἀπεκρύβη, ἄφρονες δὲ ἐπελθόντες ζημίαν τίσουσιν.
12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Ἀφελοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ, παρῆλθε γὰρ ὑβριστὴς, ὅστις τὰ ἀλλότρια λυμαίνεται.
13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 Ὃς ἂν εὐλογῇ θίλον τοπρωῒ μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, καταρωμένου οὐδὲν διαφέρειν δόξει.
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 Σταγόνες ἐκβάλλουσιν ἄνθρωπον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ χειμερινῇ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ, ὡσαύτως καὶ γυνὴ λοίδορος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου.
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16 Βορέας σκληρὸς ἄνεμος, ὀνόματι δὲ ἐπιδέξιος καλεῖται.
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Σίδηρος σίδηρον ὀξύνει, ἀνὴρ δὲ παροξύνει πρόσωπον ἑταίρου.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18 Ὃς φυτεύει συκὴν φάγεται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς, ὃς δὲ φυλάσσει τὸν ἑαυτοῦ κύριον τιμηθήσεται.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19 Ὥσπερ οὐχ ὅμοια πρόσωπα προσώποις, οὕτως οὐδὲ αἱ διάνοιαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
19 Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
20 Ἅδης καὶ ἀπώλεια οὐκ ἐμπίμπλανται, ὡσαύτως καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἄπληστοι·
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
20a βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ στηρίζων ὀφθαλμὸν, καὶ οἱ ἀπαίδευτοι ἀκρατεῖς γλώσσῃ.
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21 Δοκίμιον ἀργυρίῳ καὶ χρυσῷ πύρωσις, ἀνὴρ δὲ δοκιμάζεται διὰ στόματος ἐγκωμιαζόντων αὐτόν.
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
21a καρδία ἀνόμου ἐκζητεῖ κακὰ, καρδία δὲ εὐθὴς ζητεῖ γνῶσιν.
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22 Ἐὰν μαστιγοῖς ἄφρονα ἐν μέσῳ συνεδρίου ἀτιμάζων, οὐ μὴ περιέλῃς τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Γνωστῶς ἐπιγνώσῃ ψυχὰς ποιμνίου σου, καὶ ἐπιστήσεις καρδίαν σου σαῖς ἀγέλαις.
23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
24 Ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀνδρὶ κράτος καὶ ἰσχὺς, οὐδὲ παραδίδωσιν ἐκ γενεᾶς εἰς γενεάν.
24 for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
25 Ἐπιμελοῦ τῶν ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ χλωρῶν, καὶ κερεῖς πόαν, καὶ σύναγε χόρτον ὀρεινὸν,
25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 ἵνα ἔχῃς πρόβατα εἰς ἱματισμόν· τίμα πεδίον, ἵνα ὠσί σοι ἄρνες.
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
27 Υἱὲ, παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἔχεις ῥήσεις ἰσχυρὰς εἰς τὴν ζωήν σου, καὶ εἰς τὴν ζωὴν σῶν θεραπόντων.
27 There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Cross references (29)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 James 4:13–16; Luke 12:19–20; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Isaiah 56:12; 1 Samuel 28:19
  2. 2 2 Corinthians 10:18; Proverbs 25:27; 2 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Corinthians 12:11
  3. 3 Daniel 3:19; 1 John 3:12; Proverbs 17:12; Genesis 49:7; 1 Samuel 22:18–19
  4. 4 Proverbs 6:34; Proverbs 14:30; James 3:14–16; Job 5:2; Matthew 27:18
  5. 5 Proverbs 28:23; 1 Timothy 5:20; Galatians 2:14; Matthew 18:15; Leviticus 19:17
  6. 6 Psalm 141:5; Revelation 3:19; Job 5:17–18; Proverbs 26:23–26; 2 Samuel 12:7–15
  7. 7 Luke 15:16–17; Numbers 21:5; Numbers 11:18–20; Numbers 11:4–9; John 6:9
  8. 8 Proverbs 21:16; Isaiah 16:2; Jonah 1:3; 1 Corinthians 7:20; Jonah 1:10–17
  9. 9 Proverbs 16:23–24; Proverbs 16:21; Psalm 23:5; Proverbs 15:23; Psalm 104:15
  10. 10 Proverbs 18:24; Proverbs 17:17; 1 Kings 12:6–8; Luke 10:30–37; Proverbs 19:7
  11. 11 Proverbs 10:1; Psalm 119:42; Proverbs 23:15–16; 2 John 4; Proverbs 23:24–25
  12. 12 Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 18:10; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 3:10–14; 2 Peter 3:7
  13. 13 Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 6:1–4; Proverbs 22:26–27; Exodus 22:26
  14. 14 2 Samuel 16:16–19; Acts 12:22–23; Jeremiah 28:2–4; 1 Kings 22:13; 2 Samuel 15:2–7
  15. 15 Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 25:24; Job 14:19
  16. 16 John 12:3
  17. 17 Hebrews 10:24; Proverbs 27:9; Job 4:3–4; 1 Samuel 23:16; Isaiah 35:3–4
  18. 18 1 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Timothy 2:6; Song of Songs 8:12; Luke 12:37; John 12:26
  19. 19 James 1:22–25; Psalm 33:15; Mark 7:21; Genesis 6:5
  20. 20 Ecclesiastes 1:8; 1 John 2:16; Proverbs 30:15–16; Ecclesiastes 6:7; Habakkuk 2:5
  21. 21 Proverbs 17:3; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 66:10; Malachi 3:3; 1 Peter 1:7
  22. 22 Proverbs 23:35; Jeremiah 5:3; Isaiah 1:5; Revelation 16:10–11; Exodus 14:5
  23. 23 1 Peter 5:2; John 21:15–17; Genesis 33:13; 2 Chronicles 26:10; Proverbs 24:32
  24. 24 Proverbs 23:5; 1 Timothy 6:17–18; Zephaniah 1:18; James 1:10; Isaiah 9:7
  25. 25 Proverbs 10:5; Psalm 104:14
  26. 26 Job 31:20
  27. 27 Matthew 6:33; Proverbs 30:8–9
  28. 20a Ecclesiastes 1:8; 1 John 2:16; Proverbs 30:15–16; Ecclesiastes 6:7; Habakkuk 2:5
  29. 21a Proverbs 17:3; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 66:10; Malachi 3:3; 1 Peter 1:7

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 27:8 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XII, Chapters XXIV–XXVII)

    Have pity, O Lord God, lest they who pass by trample on the unfledged bird; and send Thine angel, who may restore it to its nest that it may live until it can fly.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  2. Quotes verse 27:2 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter VIII — 15-18)

    Hence it is written, "Let not thy own mouth praise thee, but let thy neighbor's" mouth praise thee. But this was said to man.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 27:2 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter XIII — 10-15)

    There is a precept laid on man: "Let not thine own mouth praise thee, but the mouth of thy neighbor." For self-pleasing is a perilous thing for one who has to be on his guard against falling into pride.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)