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Proverbs 12:26-28
Good News Translation
Proverbs 12:26-28
Good News Translation
26 The righteous person is a guide to his friend, but the path of the wicked leads them astray.
27 If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get a fortune.[a]
28 Righteousness is the road to life; wickedness[b] is the road to death.
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- Proverbs 12:27 Verse 27 in Hebrew is unclear.
- Proverbs 12:28 One ancient translation wickedness; Hebrew path.
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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