Proverbs 12:26
New King James Version
26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
American Standard Version
26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;
But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
Proverbs 13:20
New King James Version
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 13:20
American Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:20 According to another reading, He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.
- Proverbs 13:20 Hebrew be broken.
Proverbs 14:7
New King James Version
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of (A)knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7
American Standard Version
7 [a]Go into the presence of a foolish man,
And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Or, Go from . . . For thou wilt not etc.
Proverbs 17:17
New King James Version
17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
American Standard Version
17 A friend loveth at all times;
And [a]a brother is born for adversity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Or, is born as a brother
Proverbs 18:24
New King James Version
24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
Proverbs 18:24
American Standard Version
24 [a]He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;
But there is a [b]friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Hebrew A man of friends.
- Proverbs 18:24 Hebrew lover.
Proverbs 24:1-2
New King James Version
Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
Proverbs 24:1-2
American Standard Version
24 Be not thou envious against evil men;
Neither desire to be with them:
2 For their heart studieth oppression,
And their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 25:16-17
New King James Version
16 Have you found honey?
Eat only as much as you need,
Lest you be filled with it and vomit.
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he become weary of you and hate you.
Proverbs 25:16-17
American Standard Version
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house,
Lest he be [a]weary of thee, and hate thee.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:17 Hebrew full of thee.
Proverbs 27:8-10
New King James Version
8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Proverbs 27:8-10
American Standard Version
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;
So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;
And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
Proverbs 29:24
New King James Version
24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
(A)He [a]swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:24 Lit. hears the adjuration or oath
Proverbs 29:24
American Standard Version
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul;
He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
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