Proverbs 27:11-16

Prudence, Caution, and Domestic Strife

Proverbs 27:11-16
11
My son, become wise, and gladden my heart, so that I can answer my critics.
12
The clever see trouble coming and hide; the thoughtless go on and pay the penalty.
13
Seize his clothes because he guaranteed a stranger's loan; take them as security for that unknown woman.
14
Whoever greets his neighbor in a loud voice at dawn might just as well have cursed him.
15
A leak that keeps dripping on a rainy day and the nagging of a wife are the same -
16
whoever can restrain her can restrain the wind or keep perfume on his hand from making itself known.
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