Proverbs 27:1-12 Reading
Guidelines on: boasting about tomorrow (vs 1); praising oneself (vs 2); anger & jealousy; rebuke & hidden love-better is open rebuke than hidden love (vs 5); honey;pleasantness of one’s friend;neigbour versus a brother far away; prudent versus simple-take refuge versus keep going and suffer for it (vs 12).
Proverbs 27:1-12
[1]Never boast about tomorrow. You don’t know what will happen between now and then.
[2]Let other people praise you — even strangers; never do it yourself.
[3]The weight of stone and sand is nothing compared to the trouble that stupidity can cause.
[4]Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.
[5]Better to correct someone openly than to let him think you don’t care for him at all.
[6]Friends mean well, even when they hurt you. But when an enemy puts an arm round your shoulder — watch out!
[7]When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
[8]Anyone away from home is like a bird away from its nest.
[9]Perfume and fragrant oils make you feel happier, but trouble shatters your peace of mind.
[10]Do not forget your friends or your father’s friends. If you are in trouble, don’t ask a relative for help; a neighbour near by can help you more than relatives who are far away.
[11]Be wise, my child, and I will be happy; I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes me.
[12]Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.