Proverbs 27:4-10

⁴Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: But envy can bear nothing.

⁵Open reproofs are better than secret love.

⁶The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted Than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

⁷A full soul scorns honeycombs; But to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.

⁸As when a bird flies down from its own nest, So a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.

⁹The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: But the soul is broken by calamities.

¹⁰Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And when thou art in distress go not into thy brother’s house: Better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.