Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein.

Proverbs xxvi. 27.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs xxvii. 1.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Proverbs xxvii. 5.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend.

Proverbs xxvii. 6.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs xxvii. 15.