27:1 Boast not thyself of to a morrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring forth.
(a) Do not delay the time, but take the opportunity when it
is offered.
27:4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is]
able to stand before b envy?
(b) For the envious are obstinate, and cannot be
reconciled.
27:6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an
enemy [are] c deceitful.
(c) They are flattering and seem friendly.
27:10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother's d house in the day of thy
calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near
than a brother far off.
(d) Do not trust any worldly help in the day of your
trouble.
27:12e A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth
himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
(e) )Read Geneva "Pr 22:3")
27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising f
early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
(f) Hastily and without cause.
27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a g man sharpeneth the
countenance of his friend.
(g) One hasty man provokes another to anger.
27:19 As in water face [answereth] to face, h so the heart of
man to man.
(h) There is no difference between men by nature, only the
grace of God makes the difference.
27:21 [As] the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for
gold; so [is] a man to his i praise.
(i) That is, he is either known to be ambitious and
glorious, or humble and modest.
27:26 The k lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are]
the price of the field.
(k) This declares the great goodness of God towards man,
and the diligence that he requires from him for the
preservation of his gifts.
