Proverbs 12:26-28
Wycliffe Bible
26 He that despiseth harm for a friend, is a just man; but the way of wicked men shall deceive them. (He who despiseth harm to a friend, is a righteous person; but the way of the wicked shall deceive them.)
27 A guileful man shall not find winning; and the substance of (a diligent) man shall be (equal to) the price of gold, that is, preciouser than gold. (A deceitful, or a lazy, person shall not find winning; but the substance, or the reward, of a diligent person shall be equal to the price of gold, that is, shall be more precious than gold.)
28 Life is in the path of rightwiseness (Life is on the path of righteousness); but the wrong way leadeth to death.
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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.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
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