Proverbs 27:1-10

1Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.

2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth — a stranger, and not your own lips.

3A stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

5Better an open reprimand than concealed love.

6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

8Anyone wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

10Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.