Proverbs 27:1-14

Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.  Let another praise you, and not your own mouth — a stranger, and not your own lips.  A stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?  Better an open reprimand than concealed love.  The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,  but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.  A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,  but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. Anyone wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.  Oil  and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.  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.  Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,  so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.  A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished.  Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.  , If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.