Proverbs 27:1-10

1Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.

4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.

10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.