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.

3A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

4Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

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

7One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.

9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.

10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.