Bible Chapter Summary
Proverbs 27 Summary
Prudence in Counsel and Humility
The chapter warns against boasting of tomorrow and teaches that open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful wounds from a friend are more valuable than deceitful kisses from an enemy. Iron sharpens iron as a man sharpens his friend, and he who diligently tends his flocks and fields will be nourished and honored.
Key themes
Key verses
Proverbs 27:1
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
Proverbs 27:5-6
“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”
Proverbs 27:17
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:23
“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”
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