Proverbs 27:1-10

1 Don't brag about tomorrow. You don't know what a day will bring.

2 Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth. Let someone else praise you, and not your own lips.

3 Stones are heavy. Sand weighs a lot. But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.

4 Anger is mean. Great anger overpowers you. But who can face jealousy?

5 Being warned openly is better than being loved in secret.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted. But an enemy kisses you many times.

7 When you are full, you even hate honey. When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.

8 A man who wanders away from his home is like a bird that wanders from its nest.

9 Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart. And a friend is sweeter when he gives you honest advice.

10 Don't desert your friend or your father's friend. And don't go to your family when trouble strikes you. A neighbor nearby is better than a family member far away.

Proverbs 27:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.