Good News Bible

Proverbs 27:6-19 Good News Bible (GNB)

6. Friends mean well, even when they hurt you. But when an enemy puts an arm round your shoulder — watch out!

7. When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.

8. Anyone away from home is like a bird away from its nest.

9. Perfume and fragrant oils make you feel happier, but trouble shatters your peace of mind.

10. Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, don't ask a relative for help; a neighbour near by can help you more than relatives who are far away.

11. Be wise, my child, and I will be happy; I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes me.

12. Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.

13. Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserves to have his own property held to guarantee payment.

14. You might as well curse your friends as wake them up early in the morning with a loud greeting.

15. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip on a rainy day.

16. How can you keep her quiet? Have you ever tried to stop the wind or ever tried to hold a handful of oil?

17. People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.

18. Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honoured.

19. It is your own face that you see reflected in the water and it is your own self that you see in your heart.