Proverbs 27 - NRSV & NASB

Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do… Proverbs 27:10

Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than kindred who are far away. Proverbs 27:10	Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. friendship family neighbor
The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. Proverbs 27:12	A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. mind safety protection

Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another. Proverbs 27:17	As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another. friendship relationships mind
Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another. Proverbs 27:19	As in water a face reflects the face, So the heart of a person reflects the person. life heart