Lexham English Bible

Proverbs 27:14-21 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14. He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.

15. Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.

16. In restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil.

17. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

18. He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.

19. As the waters reflect face to face, so the heart of a person reflects the person.

20. Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

21. A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold, but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.