Proverbs 27:3-12

English Standard Version

³ A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
    but ^(A)a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
⁴ Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who can stand before ^(B)jealousy?
^5 (C)Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
⁶ Faithful are ^(D)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
⁷ One who is full loathes ^(E)honey,
    but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
⁸ Like ^(F)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.
^9 (G)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and ^(H)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(I)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.
^11 (J)Be wise, ^(K)my son, and ^(L)make my heart glad,
    that I may ^(M)answer him who reproaches me.
^12 (N)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but ^(O)the simple go on and suffer for it.