Proverbs 27:1-10

1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.

2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

3Stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them.

4Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood, But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?

5Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden.

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].

7He who is satisfied loathes honey, But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.

8Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety], So is a man who wanders from his home.

9Oil and perfume make the heart glad; So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.

10Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.