Proverbs 27 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study
Proverbs 27 Short Summary:
Proverbs 27 continues the short proverbs of Solomon that began in chapter 10. Solomon’s proverbs are recorded in Proverbs chapter 10 through chapter 29. These proverbs are typically short and concise statements of wisdom for the medication of the reader.
Proverbs 27 Summary
BREAKDOWN OF PROVERBS - CHART
DEFINITIONS:
Profuse (27:6) – Pouring out an abundance of something; distributing liberally.
Sheol and Abaddon (27:20) - These terms signify the underworld and the spiritual powers that are present there.
HIGHLIGHTED PROVERBS:
PROVERB #1:
Proverbs 27:1 – “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Don’t speak in definite terms about what you’ll be doing tomorrow, as if nothing can alter your plans.
We control very little about the world in which we live. On any given day, we are surrounded by variables we have no power to affect.
Because of that, it’s presumptuous of us to talk about the future as if we know what’s going to happen with certainty.
Only God truly knows what we will be doing tomorrow. That truth should keep us humble and prevent us from boasting about what the future holds for us.
James 4:13-15 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit” – yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
PROVERB #2:
Proverbs 27:17 – “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
Iron tools are used to sharpen iron blades. It is the same with humans.
A godly friend will challenge you, keep you accountable, speak wisdom to you when you lose your head, calm you down when you lose your temper, give you a second perspective, encourage you, and will keep you close to God.
A man without a friend receives none of those blessings.
A man with a godly friend will be better for it, sharper and wiser than he would have been otherwise.
PROVERB #3:
Proverbs 27:21 – The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
Silver and gold are tested in the heat of an oven. Fire proves whether they are pure or not.
Men are tested by the praise they receive. The way they accept it, and the effect it has on them exposes who they really are.
A vain man will crave it, a proud man will take it to heart and become even more proud, a weak man will be inflated by it, but a wise man will return it back to God.
Receiving the praise and admiration of men is a dangerous thing. It has been the downfall of countless throughout history, and very few men handle it well.
We always need to remember that God is the one who should be worshipped, not us.
