Proverbs 27:1-9 (New International Version)
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Do not boast1 about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.2
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.3
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Stone is heavy and sand4 a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.
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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?5
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Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
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Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.6
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He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
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Like a bird that strays from its nest7 is a man who strays from his home.
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Perfume8 and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
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