Proverbs 12:26
Expanded Bible
26 ·Good [Righteous] people ·take advice from their friends [or show the way to their friends/neighbors],
but ·an evil person is easily led to do wrong [or the path of the evil person makes them wander].
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
Expanded Bible
20 ·Spend time [L Walk; Go] with the wise and you will become wise,
but the friends of fools will ·suffer [or get into trouble].
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
Expanded Bible
7 Stay away from fools,
because they ·can’t teach you anything [L don’t have knowledgeable lips].
Proverbs 14:7
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips
Proverbs 17:17
Expanded Bible
17 A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [L is born for a] time of trouble.
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
Expanded Bible
24 Some friends may ruin you,
but a real friend will ·be more loyal [cling 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
Expanded Bible
24 Don’t envy evil people
or ·try to be friends [L long to be] with them.
2 Their ·minds [L hearts] are ·always planning [focused/fixated on] violence,
and ·they always [L their lips] talk about making trouble [Ps. 37; 73].
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
Expanded Bible
16 If you find honey, ·don’t eat too much [eat the right amount],
or it will make you full and you will throw up.
17 ·Don’t go to your neighbor’s house too often [L Rarely let your feet step into your neighbor’s house];
·too much of you will make him [L they will have their fill 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
Expanded Bible
8 A person who ·leaves [L wanders from] his home
is like a bird that ·leaves [L wanders from] its nest.
9 The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,
and so is good advice from a friend.
10 Don’t ·forget [abandon] your friend or your parent’s friend.
Don’t always go to your ·family for help [brother] when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a ·family [brother] far away.
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
Expanded Bible
24 ·Partners of [L Those who divide plunder with] thieves ·are their own worst enemies [L hate their lives/themselves].
If they ·have to testify in court [L hear a curse], they ·are afraid to [L do not] say anything.
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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