Don’t boast about tomorrow; Jas 4:13-16Luk 12:19-202Co 6:21Sa 28:19Isa 56:12Psa 95:7
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
Let another man praise you, 2Co 10:18Pro 25:272Co 10:122Co 12:11
and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy, Dan 3:191Jn 3:121Sa 22:18-19Gen 49:7Pro 17:12Est 3:5-6Gen 34:25-26
and sand is a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Wrath is cruel, Pro 6:34Pro 14:30Jas 3:14-16Job 5:21Jn 3:12Act 7:9Mat 27:18Act 17:5
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Better is open rebuke Pro 28:231Ti 5:20Gal 2:14Mat 18:15Lev 19:17
than hidden love.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, Psa 141:5Rev 3:19Job 5:17-18Pro 26:23-262Sa 12:7-15Heb 12:102Sa 20:9-10Pro 10:18
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; Luk 15:16-17Num 11:18-20Num 21:5Num 11:4-9Jhn 6:9Job 6:7
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, Pro 21:161Co 7:20Isa 16:2Jon 1:10-17Jon 1:3Gen 16:6-81Ki 19:91Sa 22:5
so is a man who wanders from his home.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; Pro 16:23-24Pro 16:21Psa 23:5Pro 15:23Psa 104:152Co 2:15-16Sng 4:10Jhn 12:3
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Pro 18:24Pro 17:171Ki 12:6-8Luk 10:30-37Oba 1:12-14Pro 19:72Sa 19:24Job 6:21-23
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.
Be wise, my son, Pro 10:1Psa 119:42Pro 23:15-162Jn 1:4Pro 23:24-25Ecc 2:18-21Pro 15:20Pro 29:3
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; Pro 22:3Pro 18:10Heb 11:72Pe 3:10-142Pe 3:7Exo 9:20-21Heb 6:18Isa 26:20-21
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Pro 20:16Pro 6:1-4Pro 22:26-27Exo 22:26
Hold it for a wayward woman!
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, 2Sa 16:16-19Act 12:22-23Jer 28:2-41Ki 22:131Ki 22:62Sa 15:2-72Sa 17:7-13
it will be taken as a curse by him.
A continual dropping on a rainy day Pro 19:13Pro 21:9Pro 21:19Pro 25:24Job 14:19
and a contentious wife are alike:
restraining her is like restraining the wind, Jhn 12:3
or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Iron sharpens iron; Heb 10:24Pro 27:9Job 4:3-41Sa 23:16Isa 35:3-42Ti 2:31Pe 4:12-132Sa 10:11-12
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. 1Co 9:72Ti 2:6Sng 8:12Jhn 12:26Luk 12:371Co 3:8Luk 12:43-44Luk 19:17
He who looks after his master shall be honored.
Like water reflects a face, Jas 1:22-25Psa 33:15Mrk 7:21Gen 6:5
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Sheol 1 and Abaddon are never satisfied; Ecc 1:81Jn 2:16Pro 30:15-16Ecc 6:7Hab 2:5Ecc 2:10-11Ecc 4:8Ecc 5:10-11
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
The crucible is for silver, Pro 17:3Zec 13:9Psa 66:101Pe 1:7Mal 3:31Pe 4:121Sa 18:15-161Sa 18:30
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Jer 5:3Pro 23:35Isa 1:5Rev 16:10-11Exo 12:30Exo 14:5Jer 44:15-162Ch 28:22-23
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Know well the state of your flocks, 1Pe 5:2Jhn 21:15-17Gen 33:132Ch 26:10Ezk 34:31Pro 24:32Ezk 34:22-24Jhn 10:3
and pay attention to your herds,
for riches are not forever, Pro 23:51Ti 6:17-18Zep 1:182Sa 7:16Isa 9:7Jas 1:10Psa 89:36
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, Pro 10:5Psa 104:14
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
The lambs are for your clothing, Job 31:20
and the goats are the price of a field.
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, Mat 6:33Pro 30:8-9
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment of your servant girls.