25 (A)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
    but a good word makes him glad.
26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[a]
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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  1. Proverbs 12:26 Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully

25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(B)

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