Proverbs Chapter 27 summary: “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knows not what a day may bring forth.” Fools think they know the future or can affect its outcome, but the future rests with sovereign God. The best Scripture in the entire Bible to cover this (is found in James 4:13-15~Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money. “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the LORD’s will, we will live and do this or that.”). Who wrote Proverbs 27? That Solomon was the author of Proverbs 27 appears clear. Books Written by Solomon. According to Jewish tradition, Solomon wrote the Song in his early years, expressing a young man’s love. He wrote the Proverbs in his mature years, manifesting a middle-aged man s wisdom. A full soul, A man whose appetite, or desire, is fully satisfied; loatheth a honey-comb. The most delicious meats; but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet. Hunger makes a man relish the most distasteful food, while full stomachs loathe the most delightful. Solomon, who wrote most of the proverbs (though not all) tells us why these were collected and written down. He states the purpose in the first six verses (quoting from The Message version): “These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David’s son, Israel’s king – written down so we’ll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it’s going; a manual for living, for learning what’s right and just and fair; to teach the inexperienced the ropes and give our young people a grasp on reality. There’s something here also for seasoned men and women, still a thing or two for the experienced to learn – fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate, the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women.” Reading through Psalms and Proverbs has been a eye opener. This book consists of a whole series of wisdom sayings. The book of Psalms focused on worship, drawing us closer to the heart of God. We could say the Psalms shows the Christian on his/her knees. Through reading Proverbs, refers this the Christian walking, the Christian on their feet. A practical application of some wise principles that can be used in knowing how to live wisely. To walk God’s path. Like as in the book of James in the NT terms of its practicality. We have made it to Chapter 27 and it is like this: Since there are 31 chapters in Proverbs many people have taken up the habit of reading one chapter each day. If you do this for a few months, you’ll begin to realize how valuable and deep and complex these practical principles are towards everyday living. You will begin to recognize in Your walk where changes need to be made. The key verse is 1:7 because it gives us the source of wisdom – “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge or wisdom (meaning righteousness and holiness). Only fools despise wisdom and discipline.” Being wise begins with fearing the Lord. Knowing and learning this means God wants us to walk in righteousness with Him. Then and only then we have no fear, just love that covers us each day to eternity.
Proverbs Chapter 27:1-27
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. As a bird that wandered from her nest, so is a man that wandered from his place. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 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 neighbor that is near than a brother far off. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me. A prudent man foresees the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Whoso keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honored. As in water face answered to face, so the heart of man to man. Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? The hay appeared, and the tender grass showed itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God I thank You and praise You that in Jesus Christ I have a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Let me confide in You in all I say and do, so that I show forth the grace, mercy, forgiveness and love of Jesus Christ to all I come in contact with. Let my life be that sweet-smelling aroma to others and to You, as I abide and walk Your walk in Jesus Christ in His Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse}
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Proverbs 27:17
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