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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 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[a]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:26 Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully
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 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
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 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
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 (A)A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
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 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but (A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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 Be not (A)envious of evil men,
nor desire to be (B)with them,
2 for their hearts (C)devise violence,
and their lips (D)talk 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 have (A)found honey, eat (B)only enough for you,
lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
lest he have his fill of 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)a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
9 (B)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (C)your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(D)Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
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
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