Proverbs 27:4-10 Modern English Version (MEV)

4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous,but who is able to stand before envy?

5. Open rebuke is betterthan secret love.

6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend,but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

7. The full soul loathes a honeycomb,but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

8. As a bird that wanders from her nest,so is a man who wanders from his place.

9. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart,so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

10. Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,nor go into your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27