Proverbs 12:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.
Proverbs 12:26
New King James Version
26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 13:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 (A)He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20
New King James Version
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 14:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 Leave the (A)presence of a fool,
As you have not known lips of knowledge there.
Proverbs 14:7
New King James Version
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of (A)knowledge.
Proverbs 17:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
New King James Version
17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
- Proverbs 18:24 Or lover
Proverbs 18:24
New King James Version
24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
Proverbs 24:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
My Son, Fear Yahweh
24 Do not be (A)jealous of evil men,
And do not desire to (B)be with them;
2 For their heart meditates on (C)destruction,
And their lips (D)talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2
New King James Version
Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
Proverbs 25:16-17
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only enough for you,
Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.
17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he have more than his fill of you and hate you.
Proverbs 25:16-17
New King James Version
16 Have you found honey?
Eat only as much as you need,
Lest you be filled with it and vomit.
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he become weary of you and hate you.
Proverbs 27:8-10
Legacy Standard Bible
8 Like a (A)bird that wanders from her nest,
So is a man who (B)wanders from his place.
9 (C)Oil and incense make the heart glad,
So counsel from the [a]soul is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not forsake your (D)friend or (E)your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel
Proverbs 27:8-10
New King James Version
8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Proverbs 29:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 He who [a]divides the spoil with a thief hates his own soul;
He (A)hears the oath but declares nothing.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:24 Or partners
Proverbs 29:24
New King James Version
24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
(A)He [a]swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:24 Lit. hears the adjuration or oath
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