1 [Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies. 2 Laudet te alienus, et non os tuum; extraneus, et non labia tua. 3 Grave est saxum, et onerosa arena, sed ira stulti utroque gravior. 4 Ira non habet misericordiam nec erumpens furor, et impetum concitati ferre quis poterit? 5 Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus. 6 Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis. 7 Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet. 8 Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum. 9 Unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor, et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur.] 10 [Amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris, et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die afflictionis tuæ. Melior est vicinus juxta quam frater procul. 11 Stude sapientiæ, fili mi, et lætifica cor meum, ut possis exprobranti respondere sermonem. 12 Astutus videns malum, absconditus est: parvuli transeuntes sustinuerunt dispendia. 13 Tolle vestimentum ejus qui spopondit pro extraneo, et pro alienis aufer ei pignus. 14 Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit. 15 Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier comparantur. 16 Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit. 17 Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui. 18 Qui servat ficum comedet fructus ejus, et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur. 19 Quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium, sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus. 20 Infernus et perditio numquam implentur: similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles. 21 Quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum, sic probatur homo ore laudantis. Cor iniqui inquirit mala, cor autem rectum inquirit scientiam. 22 Si contuderis stultum in pila quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus.] 23 [Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera: 24 non enim habebis jugiter potestatem, sed corona tribuetur in generationem et generationem. 25 Aperta sunt prata, et apparuerunt herbæ virentes, et collecta sunt fœna de montibus. 26 Agni ad vestimentum tuum, et hædi ad agri pretium. 27 Sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos, et in necessaria domus tuæ, et ad victum ancillis tuis.]
Proverbs 27 Clementine Vulgate
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Cross references (27)
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- 1 James 4:13–16; Luke 12:19–20; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Isaiah 56:12; 1 Samuel 28:19
- 2 2 Corinthians 10:18; Proverbs 25:27; 2 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Corinthians 12:11
- 3 Daniel 3:19; 1 John 3:12; Proverbs 17:12; Genesis 49:7; 1 Samuel 22:18–19
- 4 Proverbs 6:34; Proverbs 14:30; James 3:14–16; Job 5:2; Matthew 27:18
- 5 Proverbs 28:23; 1 Timothy 5:20; Galatians 2:14; Matthew 18:15; Leviticus 19:17
- 6 Psalm 141:5; Revelation 3:19; Job 5:17–18; Proverbs 26:23–26; 2 Samuel 12:7–15
- 7 Luke 15:16–17; Numbers 21:5; Numbers 11:18–20; Numbers 11:4–9; John 6:9
- 8 Proverbs 21:16; Isaiah 16:2; Jonah 1:3; 1 Corinthians 7:20; Jonah 1:10–17
- 9 Proverbs 16:23–24; Proverbs 16:21; Psalm 23:5; Proverbs 15:23; Psalm 104:15
- 10 Proverbs 18:24; Proverbs 17:17; 1 Kings 12:6–8; Luke 10:30–37; Proverbs 19:7
- 11 Proverbs 10:1; Psalm 119:42; Proverbs 23:15–16; 2 John 4; Proverbs 23:24–25
- 12 Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 18:10; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 3:10–14; 2 Peter 3:7
- 13 Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 6:1–4; Proverbs 22:26–27; Exodus 22:26
- 14 2 Samuel 16:16–19; Acts 12:22–23; Jeremiah 28:2–4; 1 Kings 22:13; 2 Samuel 15:2–7
- 15 Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 25:24; Job 14:19
- 16 John 12:3
- 17 Hebrews 10:24; Proverbs 27:9; Job 4:3–4; 1 Samuel 23:16; Isaiah 35:3–4
- 18 1 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Timothy 2:6; Song of Songs 8:12; Luke 12:37; John 12:26
- 19 James 1:22–25; Psalm 33:15; Mark 7:21; Genesis 6:5
- 20 Ecclesiastes 1:8; 1 John 2:16; Proverbs 30:15–16; Ecclesiastes 6:7; Habakkuk 2:5
- 21 Proverbs 17:3; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 66:10; Malachi 3:3; 1 Peter 1:7
- 22 Proverbs 23:35; Jeremiah 5:3; Isaiah 1:5; Revelation 16:10–11; Exodus 14:5
- 23 1 Peter 5:2; John 21:15–17; Genesis 33:13; 2 Chronicles 26:10; Proverbs 24:32
- 24 Proverbs 23:5; 1 Timothy 6:17–18; Zephaniah 1:18; James 1:10; Isaiah 9:7
- 25 Proverbs 10:5; Psalm 104:14
- 26 Job 31:20
- 27 Matthew 6:33; Proverbs 30:8–9
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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).
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)
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)
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)