Proverbs 27:6–14

6  eFaithful are fthe wounds of a friend;

But the gkisses of an enemy are ||deceitful.

7  The full soul †loatheth han honeycomb;

But to the hungry soul ievery bitter thing is sweet.

8  jAs a bird that wandereth from her nest,

So is a man that wandereth from his place.

9  kOintment and perfume rejoice the heart:

So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend †by lhearty counsel.

10  Thine own friend, and mthy father’s friend, forsake not;

Neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:

For nbetter is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

11  oMy son, pbe wise, and make my heart glad,

That I may qanswer rhim that reproacheth me.

12  sA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;

But tthe simple pass on, and are punished.

13  uTake his garment that is surety for a stranger,

And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

14  He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,

It shall be counted a curse to him.