Proverbs 27:2-15

1. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

2. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

3. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

4. 5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

5. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

6. 7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

7. 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

8. 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

9. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

10. 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

11. 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

12. 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

13. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

14. 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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