Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

This will be our next to last day in Proverbs overall, so soak up the wisdom while you can.

Proverbs 27 opens with a pair of reminders not to be presumptuous. Versus one through two say,

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you and not

your own mouth. Solomon advises us not to presume about tomorrow and not to presume about our

importance in the world either. Verse six digs into our relationships.

It says, faithful are the wounds of a friend.

When someone really loves you and they have to deliver a measured, intentional rebuke,

the aim is to serve you well.

It's like a parent lovingly disciplining their child.

This reminds me of when Nathan the prophet approached King David and confronted him with his actions toward Bathsheba and Yariah.

Those kinds of faithful wounds can be trusted.

Who have I invited to righteously wound me?

Verse 9 says,

The sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.

And verse 17 says, the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. And verse 17 says,

Iron sharpens iron. Who has that space in my life to sharpen me, to give me counsel? A good friend will do that. But an enemy won't hesitate to lie and manipulate in order to stay in good

standing. Verse six reiterates that when it says,

profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Verse seven may seem like it's an encouragement not to

overeat, but given its context, it's possible that it means something much more than that.

Here's what it says, one who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry, everything bitter is

sweet.

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