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Proverbs 12:26-28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:26-28
English Standard Version
26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[a]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[b]
28 (B)In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:26 Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully
- Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth
Proverbs 12:26-28
New International Version
Proverbs 12:26-28
New International Version
26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(B)
along that path is immortality.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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