Proverbs 27:7-17

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.

11 My child, be wise and bring joy to my heart. Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.

12 Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.

13 Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if he does it for a woman who commits adultery.

14 Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning. Then you might as well be calling down a curse on him.

15 A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops on a rainy day.

16 Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind. It's like trying to grab oil with your hand.

17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:7-17 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.