Self-interpreting Bible

1 BOAST not ^athyself of ¹to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

• a: Ja. 4:13 , Ja. 4:14 , 2Co. 6:2 , Ps. 95:7 , Lu. 12:19 , Lu. 12:20 , Is. 56:12
• 1: Heb. to-morrow day.

2 ^bLet another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

• b: Pr. 25:27 , 2Co. 10:12 , 2Co. 10:18 , 2Co. 12:11

3 A stone is ²heavy, and the sand weighty; ^cbut a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

• 2: Heb. heaviness.
• c: Da. 3:19 , 1Jn. 3:12 , Ac. 12:2 , Ac. 12:3

4 ³Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before ⁴envy?

• 3: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing. Job 5.2. ch. 6.34; 10.12; 30.33. Ja. 3.14,16. , Job 5:2 , Pr. 6:34 , Pr. 10:12 , Pr. 30:33 , Ja. 3:14 , Ja. 3:16
• 4: Or, jealousy.

5 ^dOpen rebuke is better than secret love.

• d: Pr. 28:23 , Mat. 18:15 , 1Ti. 5:20 , Le. 19:17 , Ga. 2:11

6 ^eFaithful are the wounds of a friend; ^fbut the kisses of an enemy are ⁵deceitful.

• e: Ps. 141:5 , Le. 19:17 , Mat. 18:15
• f: Pr. 10:18 , Pr. 7:13 , Pr. 26:23 - 26 , 2Sa. 20:9
• 5: Or, earnest or frequent.

7 The ^gfull soul ⁶loatheth an honeycomb; ^hbut to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

• g: Mat. 9:12 , Am. 8:5
• 6: Heb. treadeth underfoot.
• h: Job 6:7 , 2Ki. 4:39 - 44 , Jn. 6:9

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

• i: Job 39:14 - 16 , Is. 16:2 , Pr. 21:16

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: ^jso doth the sweetness of a man's friend ⁷by hearty counsel.

• j: Ac. 28:15 , 2Co. 2:15
• 7: Heb. from the counsel of the soul, ch. 11.24; 15.22; 12.15; 24.6; 20.18. , Pr. 11:24 , Pr. 15:22 , Pr. 12:15 , Pr. 24:6 , Pr. 20:18

10 ^kThine 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.

• k: Am. 1:9 , Pr. 18:24 , Pr. 19:7 , Pr. 17:17 , Ob. vs. 12 - 14

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

• l: Pr. 10:1 , Pr. 23:15 , Pr. 23:16 , Pr. 23:24 , Pr. 23:25 , Pr. 15:20 , Ps. 127:5

12 A ^mprudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but ⁿthe simple pass on, and are punished.

• m: Ps. 57:1 - 3 , Pr. 22:3 , Pr. 18:10 , Is. 26:20 , Is. 32:2 , Judges 16
• n: Pr. 1:4

13 ^oTake his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a ^*strange woman.

• o: Pr. 20:16 , Pr. 22:26 , Pr. 22:27 , Pr. 6:1 - 4 , Pr. 11:15 , Pr. 17:18 , Ex. 22:26
• *: strange-foreign.

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

• p: Ac. 12:22 , Ac. 12:23 , 1Ki. 22:6 , Ps. 12:2 , Pr. 26:25 , Pr. 10:18

15 A ^qcontinual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

• q: Pr. 19:13 , Pr. 21:9 , Pr. 21:19 , Pr. 25:24

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

• r: Mat. 26:73
• *: bewrayeth-betrays, reveals.

17 Iron sharpeneth iron; ^sso a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

• s: Ac. 15:39 , Ac. 18:4 , Ac. 28:15 , He. 10:24

18 ^tWhoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he ^uthat waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

• t: 1Co. 9:7 , 1Co. 9:13 , Ca. 8:12
• u: Mar. 10:43 , Col. 3:22 , 1Pe. 2:18 , 1Pe. 2:21 , Ps. 123:2 , Mat. 24:42 , Mat. 24:47 , 1Sa. 2:30 , Jn. 12:26

19 As in water face answereth to face, ^vso the heart of man to man.

• v: Ge. 6:5 , Ro. 8:7 , Ps. 33:15

20 ^wHell and destruction are ⁸never full; so ^xthe eyes of man are never satisfied.

• w: Pr. 30:15 , Pr. 30:16 , Hab. 2:5
• 8: Heb. not.
• x: Ec. 1:8 , 1Jn. 2:16

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

• y: Pr. 17:3 , Job 28:1 , Zec. 13:9
• *: fining-refining.

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

• z: Is. 1:5 , Je. 5:3 , Je. 6:29 , Je. 13:23 , 2Ch. 28:22 , Exodus 7 - 14 , Pr. 23:35
• *: bray-pound, crush.

23 Be ^athou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and ⁹look well to thy herds.

• a: Ge. 31:38 , Ge. 31:39 , Ge. 33:13 , 1Ch. 27:29 - 31 , 2Ch. 32:29
• 9: Heb. set thy heart.

24 ^bFor ¹⁰riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure ¹¹to every generation?

• b: Ja. 1:10 , Ja. 1:11 , Zec. 1:5 , 2Pe. 1:13 , 2Pe. 1:14 , Ec. 1:2 , He. 13:14
• 10: Heb. strength.
• 11: Heb. to generation and generation?

25 The ^chay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

• c: Ps. 104:14 , Ps. 104:15 , Pr. 6:8 , Pr. 10:5 , Lu. 19:42 , Jn. 9:4

26 The ^dlambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

• d: Job 31:20 , Eze. 27:21

27 ^eAnd thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the ¹²maintenance for thy maidens.

• e: Mat. 6:33 , 1Ti. 6:8 , He. 13:5 , Pr. 30:8 , Pr. 30:9
• 12: Heb. life.