Do not boast about the things for tomorrow, for you do not know what the coming day will bring forth.
The Koine Bible
The Scriptures in Greek with direct English translation.
Rahlfs Septuagint
Proverbs 34
Greek text followed verse by verse by a direct English translation.
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy and sand is hard to bear, but the anger of a fool is heavier than both.
Merciless anger and sharp wrath, but jealousy endures no one.
Open rebukes are better than hidden friendship.
Wounds of a friend are more trustworthy than willing kisses of an enemy.
A soul being full mocks honeycombs, but to a needy soul even bitter things seem sweet
ὅταν ὄρνεον καταπετασθῇ ἐκ τῆς ἰδίας νοσσιᾶς οὕτως ἄνθρωπος δουλοῦται ὅταν ἀποξενωθῇ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων τόπων
Just as when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a person is enslaved when he is alienated from his own places
With perfumes and wines and incense the heart is delighted, but the soul is broken by misfortunes.
σὸν ἢ φίλον πατρῷον μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς εἰς δὲ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου μὴ εἰσέλθῃς ἀτυχῶν κρείσσων φίλος ἐγγὺς ἢ ἀδελφὸς μακρὰν οἰκῶν
Do not forsake your friend or your ancestral friend, but do not enter the house of your brother in misfortune; a friend nearby is better than a brother dwelling far away.
Be wise, my son, that my heart may be glad, and turn away from you reproachful words.
The prudent hides himself from evils coming, but fools, when they have come upon them, will pay penalty.
Take away his garment, for he has passed by, a violent man who abuses what belongs to others.
Whoever blesses a friend early in the morning with a loud voice will seem to differ in nothing from one who is cursing.
ἐκβάλλουσιν ἄνθρωπον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ χειμερινῇ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ ὡσαύτως καὶ γυνὴ λοίδορος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου
Drops drive a man out on a winter day from his house; likewise also a quarrelsome woman from her own house.
A harsh north wind, but by name it is called favorable.
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the face of his companion.
He who plants a fig tree will eat its fruits; but he who guards his own master will be honored.
As faces are not alike to faces, so neither are the hearts of men.
καὶ ἀπώλεια οὐκ ἐμπίμπλανται ὡσαύτως καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἄπληστοι κυρίῳ στηρίζων ὀφθαλμόν καὶ οἱ ἀπαίδευτοι ἀκρατεῖς γλώσσῃ
Hades and destruction are not filled, likewise also the eyes of men are insatiable
ἀργύρῳ καὶ χρυσῷ πύρωσις ἀνὴρ δὲ δοκιμάζεται διὰ στόματος ἐγκωμιαζόντων αὐτόν ἀνόμου ἐκζητεῖ κακά καρδία δὲ εὐθὴς ἐκζητεῖ γνῶσιν
A test for silver and gold is burning, but a man is tested through the mouth of those praising him
If you scourge a fool in the midst of the council, dishonoring him, you will by no means remove his folly.
Know well the souls of your flock, and set your heart on your herds.
For not forever to a man are might and strength, nor does he hand over from generation to generation
Take care of the green things in the field, and you will shear grass, and gather mountain hay.
that you may have sheep for clothing, honor the field, so that lambs may be for you
My son, you have from me strong sayings for your life and for the life of your servants