The Message

Proverbs 27:19-23-27 The Message (MSG)

19. Just as water mirrors your face,so your face mirrors your heart.

20. Hell has a voracious appetite,and lust just never quits.

21. The purity of silver and gold is testedby putting them in the fire;The purity of human hearts is testedby giving them a little fame.

22. Pound on a fool all you like—you can’t pound out foolishness.

23-27. Know your sheep by name;carefully attend to your flocks;(Don’t take them for granted;possessions don’t last forever, you know.)And then, when the crops are inand the harvest is stored in the barns,You can knit sweaters from lambs’ wool,and sell your goats for a profit;There will be plenty of milk and meatto last your family through the winter.