27:16. He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand. 27:17. Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 27:18. He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified. 27:19. As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise. 27:20. Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. 27:21. As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge. 27:22. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him. 27:23. Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks: 27:24. For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation. 27:25. The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains. 27:26. Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field. 27:27. Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids. Proverbs Chapter 28 28:1. The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread. 28:2. For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged. 28:3. A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine. 28:4. They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him. 28:5. Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things. 28:6. Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways. 28:7. He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father. 28:8. He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor. 28:9. He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be an abomination. 28:10. He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods. 28:11. The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out. 28:12. In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined. 28:13. He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy. 28:14. Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind shall fall into evil.