Proverbs 27:2-11

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

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

⁴Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

⁵Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

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

⁷The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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

⁹Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel.

¹⁰Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

¹¹Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.