Proverbs 27:1-16 ▼

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

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

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

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

5 Better an open reprimand than concealed love.

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

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

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

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

10 Don’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.

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

12 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

13 Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.

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

15 An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike;

16 the one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.