Proverbs 27

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 a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

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

⁵Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

⁶The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

⁷The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

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

⁹Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

¹⁰Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

¹¹Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

¹²The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

¹³Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

¹⁴If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.