26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

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26 The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)

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20 (A)One who walks with wise people will be wise,
But a companion of fools will suffer harm.

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Stay away from a fool,
    for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

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Leave the (A)presence of a fool,
Or you will not [a]discern [b]words of knowledge.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
  2. Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips

17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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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)

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24 A person of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces

Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;
for their hearts plot violence,(B)
    and their lips talk about making trouble.(C)

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Precepts and Warnings

24 Do not be (A)envious of evil people,
Nor desire to (B)be with them;
For their [a]minds plot (C)violence,
And their lips (D)talk of trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 24:2 Lit hearts

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.

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency
  2. Proverbs 25:17 Lit surfeited with

Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
    is anyone who flees from home.

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.

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Like a (A)bird that wanders from its nest,
So is a person who (B)wanders from his [a]home.
(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.

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  1. Proverbs 27:8 Lit place
  2. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.(A)

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24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (A)hears the oath but tells nothing.

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