New Living Translation

Proverbs 27:1-9 New Living Translation (NLT)

1. Don’t brag about tomorrow,since you don’t know what the day will bring.

2. Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—a stranger, not your own lips.

3. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.

4. Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,but jealousy is even more dangerous.

5. An open rebukeis better than hidden love!

6. Wounds from a sincere friendare better than many kisses from an enemy.

7. A person who is full refuses honey,but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

8. A person who strays from homeis like a bird that strays from its nest.

9. The heartfelt counsel of a friendis as sweet as perfume and incense.