Proverbs 27

“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” Naming Boast keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.” The line’s distinctive content terms include lips, mouth, praise. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.” The line’s distinctive content terms include both, fool’s, heavier. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Open rebuke is better than secret love.” Naming Open keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” Naming Faithful keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.” The line’s distinctive content terms include soul, bitter, full. Its relationship to verses 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.” The line’s distinctive content terms include wandereth, bird, nest. Its relationship to verses 9 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.” Naming Ointment keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy…” Naming Thine keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include answer, glad, heart. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.” The line’s distinctive content terms include evil, foreseeth, hideth. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.” Naming Take keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.” The line’s distinctive content terms include alike, contentious, continual. Its relationship to verses 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.” Naming Whosoever keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Naming Iron keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.” The line’s distinctive content terms include face, answereth, heart. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.” Naming Hell keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.” The line’s distinctive content terms include fining, furnace, gold. Its relationship to verses 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.” Naming Though keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.” The line’s distinctive content terms include diligent, flocks, herds. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.” The line’s distinctive content terms include appeareth, gathered, grass. Its relationship to verses 24 and 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.” The line’s distinctive content terms include clothing, field, goats. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy…” The line’s distinctive content terms include food, enough, goats. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.