Proverbs 27

Where it is preached

1. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

   Accountability cites Proverbs 27:17

   No Man Stands Alone "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." — Proverbs 27:17 One of the great lies a man can believe is that he does not need other men. He thinks he…

2. Faithful With Little · Ochorus Originals

   Count the Cost cites Proverbs 27:23-24

   …riches do not last forever, and a crown does not pass down through every generation.” (Proverbs 27:23-24) In an agricultural world, flocks and herds were your wealth. A wise farmer knew how many…

3. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

   Dealing with Those Who Wish to Put Off a Decision Until Some Other Time cites Prov. xxvii. 1

   …first one to use this method and it has been followed by many others with great success. Prov. xxvii. 1; James iv. 13, 14; Job. xxxvi. 18; Luke xiii. 24‒28; xii. 19, 20; John viii. 21; xii. 35…

4. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   The Family of God cites Prov. xxvii. 1

   …forth," and a far greater mercy that we do not know what may happen in twenty years. (Prov. xxvii. 1.) Alas, foreknowledge of the future prospects of our belongings would spoil many a family…

5. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

   February cites Prov. xxvii. 1

   …that you have been with Jesus.—Andrew Bonar. February 16 Boast not thyself of to-morrow. Prov. xxvii. 1. The only preparation for the morrow is the right use of to-day. The stone in the hands…

6. The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody · Ochorus Originals

   Come Thou into the Ark cites PROVERBS 27:1

   …cut off. Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. PROVERBS 27:1 The door God shut The sermon on Noah in the Ochorus library is Moody’s fullest treatment…

7. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

   Having the Spirit cites Prov. xxvii. 1

   …what “a day may bring forth?” Who shall live to see another year? Have you the Spirit? (Prov. xxvii. 1.) (b) Would you know, in the next place, what is the grand defect of the Christianity of…

8. Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

   Day 23 — Let Someone Else Say It cites Proverbs 27:2

   “Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.” — Proverbs 27:2 (BSB) “I’m the best player on the team.” “I scored four goals today.” “I beat everybody.”…

9. The Key Teachings of Ignatius of Antioch · Ochorus Originals

   His Gentleness Is Power cites PROVERBS 27:2

   …Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. PROVERBS 27:2 Every Christian who has been given any kind of prominence, in the church or elsewhere…

10. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Prov 27: 4

    …rooted, and will not quench its thirst without blood. ‘Who is able to stand before envy?’ Prov 27: 4. (3) Hatred. The Pharisees hated Christ because he excelled them in gifts, and had more…

11. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    Niangara cites Proverbs 27:6

    …says, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse” (Proverbs 27:6, ASV). Perkins was neither a friend nor an enemy, but his candour serves the same…

12. Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. S. Lewis cites Proverbs 27:6

    …not fear the truth, even when it is unwelcome. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6, KJV). 12. Love Late, and Love Fully Lewis married a dying woman in a hospital room and…

13. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    The Letter on the Ship cites Proverbs 27:6

    …for this: “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse” (Proverbs 27:6, ASV). A true friend will sometimes say what hurts. A false friend, or a merely polite…

14. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites Proverbs 27:6

    …need people who are unimpressed by gift. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6, ASV). Modern church culture often surrounds successful leaders with people who depend on…

15. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix A: Twenty-Five Lessons from Hyde’s Prayer Life cites Proverbs 27:6

    …throws away a hard word. Grace reads it again. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6, ASV). 4. Ask for the Holy Spirit The remedy for Hyde’s spiritual unreadiness was not a…

16. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 27:6

    …“quietly out of sight.” Scriptures to revisit Luke 11:9-13; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:18; Proverbs 27:6. Reflection 1. Have you ever thrown away a hard word that was actually from God? 2. What…

17. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. T. Studd cites Proverbs 27:6

    …must learn to hear those who differ from them. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6, ASV). 17. Every Leader Needs Counsel He found it very hard to work inside any structure…

18. Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    Day 26 — Friends Who Shape You cites Proverbs 27:6

    …Do they tell you the truth, even when it stings? “The wounds of a friend are faithful” (Proverbs 27:6). Are they the same person when you’re not around? Someone who gossips to you will gossip…

19. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 27:6

    …gospel calls us to lay down. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:5; Matthew 20:25-28; Proverbs 27:6. Reflection 1. What did you make of the name Bwana and of required attendance at prayers?…

20. The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth · Ochorus Originals

    Love and Rebuke cites PROVERBS 27:6

    …19:17 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. PROVERBS 27:6 Conflict and loneliness The third and fourth sermons followed the thread further. Love…

21. The Key Teachings of John Wesley · Ochorus Originals

    Watching over One Another cites PROVERBS 27:6

    …step”? Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. PROVERBS 27:6 He also asks those who are members whether they make full use of the privilege: whether…

22. The Saint and His Saviour · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Faithful Wounds cites Prov. xxvii. 6

    “Faithful are the wounds of a friend.”—Prov. xxvii. 6. The death in sin, which we so much lamented in the last chapter, is now happily a thing…

23. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Suffering, Mysteries, and Virtue cites Prov. xxvii. 7

    …pleasure even in the bitterest things. “To the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet” (Prov. xxvii. 7), because it is as hungry for the cross as it is hungry for God. The cross gives God, and…

24. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Proverbs 27:7

    …said, "A sated man loathes honey, but to a hungry man every bitter thing is sweet" (Proverbs 27:7). Wealth tests a man's soul. If God has given you success, you must still work. Your work…

25. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    A Legacy That Outlives You cites Proverbs 27:12

    …"The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty" (Proverbs 27:12). Second, a moral inheritance. This is more valuable than money, and many poor men have…

26. The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    From Belfast to Magdalen cites PROVERBS 27:17

    …of their lives. Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. PROVERBS 27:17 The pursuit. Through the late 1920s the atheist found his defences falling one by one.…

27. Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    The Great Knock cites Proverbs 27:17

    “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” — Proverbs 27:17, KJV A Way Out Jack’s letters home from Malvern were so wretched that even Albert, who…

28. Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 27:17

    …a station touched an imagination that reason had not yet reached. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 27:17; Isaiah 45:4-5; Philippians 4:8. Reflection 1. Who has sharpened your thinking, whether…

29. C. S. Lewis (For Teens) · Ochorus Originals

    The Great Knock cites Proverbs 27:17

    “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” — Proverbs 27:17 (KJV) Jack's letters home from Malvern were so wretched that even Albert could see…

30. Growing in Wisdom · Ochorus Originals

    Friendship and Peer Pressure cites Proverbs 27:17

    …who draw them nearer to God. "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." — Proverbs 27:17 Friendship in the Bible David and Jonathan: Jonathan risked his life to protect David.…

31. Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    Day 13 — Iron Sharpens Iron cites Proverbs 27:17

    “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17 (BSB) Have you ever seen someone sharpen a knife? One way is to rub the blade against…

32. The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria · Ochorus Originals

    Go and Sell That Thou Hast cites PROVERBS 27:17

    …all in himself. Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. PROVERBS 27:17 He worked with his hands, because Scripture says that he who will not work should not…

33. Real Questions – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

    Should I Only Have Christian Friends? cites Proverbs 27:17

    …some of them share your faith. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). A Christian friend can pray with you, ask how you’re really doing with God, and tell…

34. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of May cites Prov. 27:18

    …fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored" Prov. 27:18 He who tends the fig tree has figs for his pains, and he who waits on a good master has…

35. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Scruples hindering comfort removed cites Prov. xxvii. 19

    …face answers face, so the polluted heart of one man answereth to the heart of another, Prov. xxvii. 19, where grace hath not made some difference. As in annoyances from Satan, so here, the…

36. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    December cites Proverbs 27:23

    …18 “Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.” (Proverbs 27:23) Every wise merchant will occasionally hold a stock-taking, when he will cast up his…

37. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Few Saved! cites Prov. xxvii. 24

    …than a few years. “It is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment.” (Prov. xxvii. 24; Heb. ix. 27.) And then, consider,—Shall you be saved? It may be you are poor and needy.…

38. Faithful With Little · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix 1: A 30-Day Reading Plan cites Proverbs 27:23-24

    …Count the cost. Is there a decision I need to think through more carefully? Day 19. Proverbs 27:23-24. Know how your flocks are doing. Do I know where my money goes? Day 20. Proverbs 22:7.…

39. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    August cites Pro 27:6-9

    …but whatever we do or say, we must see that we are absolutely true and faithful (Pro 27:6-9). Sincerity means to be without the wax which the cabinet-maker may put into the cracks…