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
New American Standard Bible
26 The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor,
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
New American Standard Bible
20 (A)One who walks with wise people will be wise,
But a 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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips
Proverbs 17:17
World English Bible
17 A friend loves at all times;
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
New American Standard Bible
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
New American Standard Bible
24 A person of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
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
New American Standard Bible
Precepts and Warnings
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil people,
Nor desire to (B)be with them;
2 For their [a]minds plot (C)violence,
And their lips (D)talk of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:2 Lit hearts
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
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency
- Proverbs 25:17 Lit surfeited with
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
New American Standard Bible
8 Like a (A)bird that wanders from its nest,
So is a person who (B)wanders from his [a]home.
9 (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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit place
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s
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
New American Standard Bible
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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