Proverbs 12:26
New American Standard Bible
26 The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
Common English Bible
26 The righteous offer guidance to their neighbors,[a]
but the path of the wicked makes them wander.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:26 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 13:20
New American Standard Bible
20 (A)One who walks with wise people will be wise,
But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20
Common English Bible
20 Walk with wise people and become wise;
befriend fools and get in trouble.
Proverbs 14:7
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips
Proverbs 14:7
Common English Bible
7 Stay away from fools,
for you won’t learn wise speech there.
Proverbs 17:17
New American Standard Bible
17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Common English Bible
17 Friends love all the time,
and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.
Proverbs 18:24
New American Standard Bible
24 A person of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
Proverbs 18:24
Common English Bible
24 There are persons for companionship,
but then there are friends who are more loyal than family.
Proverbs 24:1-2
New American Standard Bible
Precepts and Warnings
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil people,
Nor desire to (B)be with them;
2 For their [a]minds plot (C)violence,
And their lips (D)talk of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:2 Lit hearts
Proverbs 24:1-2
Common English Bible
24 Don’t envy evil people,
and don’t long to be with them.
2 Their hearts are focused on violence,
and their lips speak of trouble.
Proverbs 25:16-17
New American Standard Bible
16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only [a]what you need,
So that you do not have it in excess and vomit it.
17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become [b]weary of you and hate you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency
- Proverbs 25:17 Lit surfeited with
Proverbs 25:16-17
Common English Bible
16 If you find honey, eat just the right amount;
otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up.
17 Don’t spend too much time in your neighbor’s house.
Otherwise, they’ll get fed up with you and hate you.
Proverbs 27:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Like a (A)bird that wanders from its nest,
So is a person who (B)wanders from his [a]home.
9 (C)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a [b]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not abandon your (D)friend or (E)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit place
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s
Proverbs 27:8-10
Common English Bible
8 Like a bird wandering from its nest,
so is one who wanders from home.
9 Oil and incense make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 29:24
New American Standard Bible
24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (A)hears the oath but tells nothing.
Proverbs 29:24
Common English Bible
24 Those who share plunder with thieves hate themselves;
even under oath, they don’t testify.
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