Be Wise, my Son, and Bring Joy to my Heart
Comments for Study 27
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I. Open Rebuke or Hidden Love (27:1-9)
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* Proverbs 27:1 "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth."
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* Proverbs 27:2 "Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips."
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* Proverbs 27:3 "Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both."
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* Proverbs 27:4 "Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?"
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* Proverbs 27:5 "Better is open rebuke than hidden love."
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* Proverbs 27:6 "Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses."
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* Proverbs 27:7 "He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet."
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* Proverbs 27:8 "Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home."
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* Proverbs 27:9 "Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel."
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II. Quiet Mornings (27:10-18)
* See a drawing to the right by an unknown author is now in public domain. Proverbs 11:13, 12:11, 20:19, 21:13, 25:17, and 27:14 are noted.
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* Proverbs 27:10 "Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you-- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away."
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* Proverbs 27:11 "Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt."
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* Proverbs 27:12 "The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it."
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* Proverbs 27:13 "Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman."
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* Proverbs 27:14 "If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse."
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* Proverbs 27:15-16 "A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand."
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* Proverbs 27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
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* Proverbs 27:18 "He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored."
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III. Riches Do Not Endure Forever (27:19-27)
* See a drawing to the right by an unknown author is now in public domain. Proverbs 3:3, 12:10, 20:23, 23:10-11, and 27:18 are noted.
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* Proverbs 27:19 "As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man."
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* Proverbs 27:20 "Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man."
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* Proverbs 27:21 "The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives."
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* Proverbs 27:22 "Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him."
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* Proverbs 27:23-24 "Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations."
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* Proverbs 27:25-27 "When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls."
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