Verse 9
Proverbs 27:9
Free Bible Version
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My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭/קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח לֵ֑ב וּ/מֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּ מֵֽ/עֲצַת נָֽפֶשׁ
English Translation
Oil and incense make the heart glad, and sweetness is from the counsel of the soul.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
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Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
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3
Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the bigge...
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Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
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5
A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
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6
If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
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Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
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Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've g...
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9
My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
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If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going a...
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11
If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have wha...
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12
If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a c...
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13
An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
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14
Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
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15
Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.
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In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied.
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Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they rece...
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Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't ge...
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19
You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
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for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
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21
Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
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and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
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there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
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