Proverbs 27:1-11

English Standard Version

27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
    ^(A)for you do not know what a day may bring.
² Let ^(B)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.
³ A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
    but ^(C)a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
⁴ Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who can stand before ^(D)jealousy?
^5 (E)Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
⁶ Faithful are ^(F)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
⁷ One who is full loathes ^(G)honey,
    but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
⁸ Like ^(H)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.
^9 (I)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 ^(J)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(K)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.
^11 (L)Be wise, ^(M)my son, and ^(N)make my heart glad,
    that I may ^(O)answer him who reproaches me.