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Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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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
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 Walk with wise people and become wise;
befriend fools and get in trouble.
Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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7 Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 14:7
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Proverbs 14:7
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7 Stay away from fools,
for you won’t learn wise speech there.
Proverbs 17:17
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)
Proverbs 17:17
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 Friends love all the time,
and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 There are persons for companionship,
but then there are friends who are more loyal than family.
Proverbs 24:1-2
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Proverbs 24:1-2
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Saying 20
Proverbs 24:1-2
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Proverbs 24:1-2
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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
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Proverbs 25:16-17
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16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
too much of you, and they will hate you.
Proverbs 25:16-17
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Proverbs 25:16-17
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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
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Proverbs 27:8-10
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8 Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume(B) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(C) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Proverbs 27:8-10
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Proverbs 27:8-10
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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
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Proverbs 29:24
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24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
they are put under oath and dare not testify.(A)
Proverbs 29:24
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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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