Proverbs 27:1–10

Do not boastz about tomorrow,

for you do not know what a day may bring.a

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

an outsider, and not your own lips.b

3 Stone is heavy and sandc a burden,

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,

but who can stand before jealousy?d

5 Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,

but an enemy multiplies kisses.e

7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,

but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

8 Like a bird that flees its nestf

is anyone who flees from home.

9 Perfumeg and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the pleasantness of a friend

springs from their heartfelt advice.

10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,

and do not go to your relative’s house when disasterh strikes you—

better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.