Proverbs 12:26
World English Bible
26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
English Standard Version
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
World English Bible
20 One who walks with wise men grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20
English Standard Version
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:7
World English Bible
7 Stay away from a foolish man,
for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
Proverbs 14:7
English Standard Version
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
Proverbs 17:17
World English Bible
17 A friend loves at all times;
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24
World English Bible
24 A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
English Standard Version
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
World English Bible
24 Don’t be envious of evil men,
neither desire to be with them;
2 for their hearts plot violence
and their lips talk about mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2
English Standard Version
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
World English Bible
16 Have you found honey?
Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
Proverbs 25:16-17
English Standard Version
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
World English Bible
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Proverbs 27:8-10
English Standard Version
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
World English Bible
24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul.
He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
Proverbs 29:24
English Standard Version
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