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
Modern English Version
26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbors,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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
Modern English Version
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
but a companion of fools will be destroyed.
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
Modern English Version
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
when you do not perceive in him the lips 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
Modern English Version
17 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
Modern English Version
24 A man who has friends must show himself friendly,
and 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
Modern English Version
Saying Twenty
24 Do not be envious against evil men,
nor desire to be with them;
2 for their heart studies destruction,
and their lips talk of mischief.
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
Modern English Version
16 Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house,
lest he be weary of you and so 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
Modern English Version
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart,
so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
nor go into your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off.
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
Modern English Version
24 Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul;
he hears the oath but tells nothing.
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