Proverbs
Chapters 27:8-14
New International Version Anglicized
8Like a bird that flees its nestis anyone who flees from home.
9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,and the pleasantness of a friendsprings from their heartfelt advice.
10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you –better a neighbour nearby than a relative far away.
11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12The prudent see danger and take refuge,but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbour early in the morning,it will be taken as a curse.