Proverbs 27:10-12

New International Reader's Version

¹⁰ Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family.
    And don’t go to your relative’s house when trouble strikes you.
    A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.

¹¹ My son, be wise and bring joy to my heart.
    Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.

¹² Wise people see danger and go to a safe place.
    But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.