Category Archives: Proverbs 27

“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”—Proverbs 27:7. It is a great blessing when food and appetite meet together. Some have appetite and no meat, they need our pity; others have … Continue reading →

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.”—Proverbs 27:18. In Solomon’s day every man sat under his own vine and fig tree, and there was peace throughout the … Continue reading →

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.”—Proverbs 27:18. If a man in Palestine carefully watched his fig tree and kept it in proper condition, he was sure … Continue reading →

“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not.”—Proverbs 27:10. True friends are very scarce. We have a great many acquaintances and sometimes we call them friends, and so misuse the noble word “friendship.” Peradventure in some after-day of adversity … Continue reading →

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”—Proverbs 27:8. Solomon spoke from observation. He had seen certain persons of a vagrant kind, and he perceived that they seldom or never prospered. … Continue reading →

‘Faithful are the wounds of a friend’ (Proverbs 27:6). The death in sin, which we lamented so much over in the last chapter, is now happily a thing of the past with us. Divine grace brought us to life; the … Continue reading →

“Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”—Proverbs 27:1. What a great mercy it is that we do not know “what a day may bring forth”! We are often thankful for knowledge, but in this case we may be … Continue reading →

“Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”—Proverbs 27:1. God’s most holy Word was principally written to inform us of the way to heaven, and to guide us in our path through this … Continue reading →