Proverbs 27:1-10

1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

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

5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

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

7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.

8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.

10Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.