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Proverbs 27:1-7

1 Don't brag about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day will bring.

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

2 Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

3 A stone is heavy and sand weighs much, but the nuisance of fools is heavier than both.

3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

5 A public correction is better than hidden love.

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

6 Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend; excessive are the kisses of an enemy.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

7 Someone who is full refuses honey, but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.

7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.