Proverbs 27 cross-references

Proverbs 27:1

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Points to (6)

• James 4:13–16 — Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy… 33 votes
• Luke 12:19–20 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,… 18 votes
• 2 Corinthians 6:2 — (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee:… 11 votes
• Isaiah 56:12 — Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as… 4 votes
• 1 Samuel 28:19 — Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt… 4 votes
• Psalms 95:7 — For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear… 2 votes

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• James 4:13 — Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy… 50 votes
• Hebrews 3:7 — Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 22 votes
• James 4:16 — But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 15 votes
• Luke 12:19 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,… 11 votes

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Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Points to (4)

• 2 Corinthians 10:18 — For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 21 votes
• Proverbs 25:27 — It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 15 votes
• 2 Corinthians 10:12 — For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but… 12 votes
• 2 Corinthians 12:11 — I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in… 10 votes

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• 2 Corinthians 10:12 — For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but… 21 votes
• Proverbs 25:6 — Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great 9 votes
• Proverbs 25:27 — It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 6 votes
• 2 Corinthians 10:18 — For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 5 votes

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Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

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• Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and… 6 votes
• 1 John 3:12 — Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own… 4 votes
• Proverbs 17:12 — Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 3 votes
• 1 Samuel 22:18–19 — And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell… 3 votes
• Genesis 49:7 — Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and… 3 votes
• Esther 3:5–6 — And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 2 votes

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• Job 6:3 — For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. 6 votes
• Proverbs 18:6 — A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 4 votes
• Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and… 3 votes
• Mark 6:24 — And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. 2 votes

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Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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• Proverbs 6:34 — For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 7 votes
• Proverbs 14:30 — A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 6 votes
• James 3:14–16 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 5 votes
• Job 5:2 — For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 4 votes
• 1 John 3:12 — Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own… 3 votes
• Acts 7:9 — And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 3 votes

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• Matthew 27:18 — For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 8 votes
• Mark 15:10 — For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 4 votes
• Nehemiah 2:10 — When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly… 4 votes
• Genesis 37:20 — Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath… 4 votes

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Proverbs 27:5

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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• Proverbs 28:23 — He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. 23 votes
• 1 Timothy 5:20 — Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 18 votes
• Galatians 2:14 — But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before… 15 votes
• Matthew 18:15 — Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if… 12 votes
• Leviticus 19:17 — Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer… 4 votes

Pointed to from (13)

• Psalms 141:5 — Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil,… 12 votes
• Proverbs 28:23 — He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. 10 votes
• 2 Corinthians 2:4 — For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be… 9 votes
• Leviticus 19:17 — Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer… 8 votes

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Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Points to (9)

• Psalms 141:5 — Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil,… 24 votes
• Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 16 votes
• Job 5:17–18 — Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 12 votes
• Proverbs 26:23–26 — Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 10 votes
• Hebrews 12:10 — For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be… 6 votes
• 2 Samuel 12:7–15 — And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over… 6 votes

Pointed to from (4)

• Luke 22:48 — But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? 5 votes
• Ecclesiastes 7:5 — It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 3 votes
• Mark 14:44 — And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him,… 2 votes
• Matthew 26:49 — And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 2 votes

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Proverbs 27:7

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Points to (6)

• Luke 15:16–17 — And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 6 votes
• Numbers 21:5 — And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in… 4 votes
• Numbers 11:18–20 — And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept… 4 votes
• Numbers 11:4–9 — And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and… 2 votes
• John 6:9 — There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 1 votes
• Job 6:7 — The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 1 votes

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• Numbers 21:5 — And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in… 2 votes
• Numbers 11:20 — But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye… 2 votes

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Proverbs 27:8

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Points to (14)

• Proverbs 21:16 — The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. 7 votes
• 1 Corinthians 7:20 — Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 6 votes
• Jonah 1:10–17 — Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he… 6 votes
• Jonah 1:3 — But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a… 6 votes
• Isaiah 16:2 — For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the… 6 votes
• Genesis 16:6–8 — But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai… 5 votes

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• Proverbs 26:2 — As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 9 votes
• 1 Corinthians 7:20 — Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 4 votes
• Isaiah 16:2 — For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the… 4 votes
• Genesis 16:6 — But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai… 2 votes

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Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

Points to (18)

• Proverbs 16:23–24 — The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 9 votes
• Proverbs 16:21 — The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 7 votes
• Psalms 23:5 — Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup… 7 votes
• Proverbs 15:23 — A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! 4 votes
• Psalms 104:15 — And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth… 4 votes
• 2 Corinthians 2:15–16 — For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 3 votes

Pointed to from (15)

• Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 100 votes
• 1 Samuel 23:16 — And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 55 votes
• Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 31 votes
• Proverbs 12:25 — Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. 15 votes

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Proverbs 27:10

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Points to (16)

• Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 9 votes
• Proverbs 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 6 votes
• Luke 10:30–37 — And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which… 5 votes
• 1 Kings 12:6–8 — And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and… 5 votes
• Obadiah 1:12–14 — But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither… 4 votes
• Proverbs 19:7 — All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with… 4 votes

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• Luke 10:33 — But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 8 votes
• 2 Samuel 9:1 — And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for… 6 votes
• Luke 10:32 — And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 4 votes
• 1 Kings 2:7 — But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table:… 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

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• Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 9 votes
• Psalms 119:42 — So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 7 votes
• Proverbs 23:15–16 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 5 votes
• 2 John 1:4 — I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the… 4 votes
• Proverbs 23:24–25 — The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 4 votes
• Ecclesiastes 2:18–21 — Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall… 3 votes

Pointed to from (3)

• Proverbs 29:3 — Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 7 votes
• Psalms 127:5 — Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the… 6 votes
• Psalms 119:42 — So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 5 votes

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Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Points to (10)

• Proverbs 22:3 — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 7 votes
• Proverbs 18:10 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 5 votes
• Hebrews 11:7 — By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving… 4 votes
• 2 Peter 3:10–14 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a… 3 votes
• 2 Peter 3:7 — But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against… 2 votes
• Exodus 9:20–21 — He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into… 2 votes

Pointed to from (9)

• Proverbs 22:3 — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 30 votes
• Proverbs 14:15 — The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 14 votes
• Hebrews 11:7 — By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving… 6 votes
• Acts 27:11 — Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were… 4 votes

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Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Points to (4)

• Proverbs 20:16 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 8 votes
• Proverbs 6:1–4 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 5 votes
• Proverbs 22:26–27 — Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 4 votes
• Exodus 22:26 — If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth… 3 votes

Pointed to from (3)

• Proverbs 20:16 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 6 votes
• Proverbs 22:26 — Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 5 votes
• Proverbs 6:1 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 5 votes

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Proverbs 27:14

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Points to (7)

• 2 Samuel 16:16–19 — And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto… 5 votes
• Acts 12:22–23 — And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 4 votes
• Jeremiah 28:2–4 — Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 2 votes
• 1 Kings 22:13 — And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets… 1 votes
• 1 Kings 22:6 — Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I… 1 votes
• 2 Samuel 17:7–13 — And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. 1 votes

Pointed to from (3)

• 1 Samuel 29:5 — Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his… 4 votes
• Proverbs 7:11 — (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 3 votes
• Genesis 21:14 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar,… 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Points to (5)

• Proverbs 21:9 — It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 10 votes
• Proverbs 19:13 — A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 10 votes
• Proverbs 21:19 — It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. 9 votes
• Proverbs 25:24 — It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. 8 votes
• Job 14:19 — The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou… 1 votes

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• Proverbs 21:9 — It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 16 votes
• Proverbs 19:13 — A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 7 votes
• Proverbs 12:4 — A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 7 votes
• Proverbs 30:23 — For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 5 votes

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Proverbs 27:16

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Points to (1)

• John 12:3 — Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his… 4 votes

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Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Points to (17)

• Hebrews 10:24 — And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 154 votes
• Proverbs 27:9 — Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 100 votes
• Job 4:3–4 — Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 60 votes
• 1 Samuel 23:16 — And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 59 votes
• Isaiah 35:3–4 — Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 44 votes
• 2 Timothy 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 42 votes

Pointed to from (5)

• Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 71 votes
• 1 Samuel 23:16 — And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 52 votes
• Luke 24:32 — And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while… 8 votes
• Job 16:5 — But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief. 2 votes

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Proverbs 27:18

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Points to (29)

• 2 Timothy 2:6 — The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 9 votes
• 1 Corinthians 9:7 — Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit… 9 votes
• Song of Solomon 8:12 — My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the… 7 votes
• John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me,… 5 votes
• Luke 12:37 — Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he… 5 votes
• 1 Corinthians 3:8 — Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to… 4 votes

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• 1 Corinthians 9:7 — Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit… 7 votes
• John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me,… 7 votes
• Genesis 39:4 — And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that… 4 votes
• Proverbs 13:23 — Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:19

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

Points to (4)

• James 1:22–25 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 16 votes
• Psalms 33:15 — He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 13 votes
• Mark 7:21 — For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 10 votes
• Genesis 6:5 — And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of… 8 votes

Pointed to from (1)

• Psalms 33:15 — He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:20

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Points to (12)

• Ecclesiastes 1:8 — All things are full of labour; man cannot utter the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with… 24 votes
• 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not… 17 votes
• Proverbs 30:15–16 — The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea,… 15 votes
• Ecclesiastes 6:7 — All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 13 votes
• Habakkuk 2:5 — Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his… 10 votes
• Ecclesiastes 4:8 — There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of… 8 votes

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• 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not… 24 votes
• Ecclesiastes 4:8 — There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of… 10 votes
• Ecclesiastes 1:8 — All things are full of labour; man cannot utter the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with… 10 votes
• Proverbs 30:16 — The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is… 9 votes

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Proverbs 27:21

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

Points to (12)

• Proverbs 17:3 — The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 9 votes
• Zechariah 13:9 — And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try… 5 votes
• Psalms 66:10 — For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 4 votes
• 1 Peter 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with… 3 votes
• Malachi 3:3 — And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as… 3 votes
• 1 Peter 4:12 — Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing… 2 votes

Pointed to from (4)

• Proverbs 17:3 — The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 9 votes
• 1 Samuel 25:33 — And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and… 4 votes
• Job 28:1 — Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. 2 votes
• 2 Samuel 14:17 — Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so… 2 votes

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Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Points to (9)

• Jeremiah 5:3 — O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast… 8 votes
• Proverbs 23:35 — They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall… 8 votes
• Isaiah 1:5 — Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart… 6 votes
• Revelation 16:10–11 — And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and… 5 votes
• Jeremiah 44:15–16 — Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood… 4 votes
• Exodus 14:5 — And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was… 4 votes

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• Psalms 14:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are… 4 votes
• Mark 7:22 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 3 votes
• Proverbs 23:35 — They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall… 3 votes
• Proverbs 17:10 — A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:23

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

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• 1 Peter 5:2 — Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not… 16 votes
• John 21:15–17 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He… 9 votes
• Genesis 33:13 — And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are… 8 votes
• 2 Chronicles 26:10 — Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country,… 7 votes
• Ezekiel 34:31 — And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD. 5 votes
• Proverbs 24:32 — Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 5 votes

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• Proverbs 21:5 — The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 15 votes
• Proverbs 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 7 votes
• Proverbs 28:19 — He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have… 4 votes
• 1 Timothy 6:8 — And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:24

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

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• Proverbs 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as… 5 votes
• 1 Timothy 6:17–18 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 4 votes
• Zephaniah 1:18 — Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the… 3 votes
• James 1:10 — But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 2 votes
• Isaiah 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his… 2 votes
• Psalms 89:36 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 2 votes

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• 1 Timothy 6:7 — For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 11 votes
• Proverbs 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as… 11 votes
• 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 10 votes
• Psalms 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and… 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:25

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

Points to (2)

• Proverbs 10:5 — He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 4 votes
• Psalms 104:14 — He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food… 3 votes

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Proverbs 27:26

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

Points to (1)

• Job 31:20 — If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 1 votes

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Proverbs 27:27

And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Points to (2)

• Matthew 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 6 votes
• Proverbs 30:8–9 — Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 3 votes

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• 1 Corinthians 9:7 — Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit… 2 votes
• Proverbs 12:11 — He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of… 1 votes

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