26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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26 A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor,[a]
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.(A)

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  1. 12:26 Or person guides his neighbor

20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

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Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of (A)knowledge.

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Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)

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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

24 One with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(A)

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  1. 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly

Do Not Envy Evil Men

24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.

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24 Don’t envy the evil(A)
or desire to be with them,(B)
for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.(C)

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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.

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16 If you find honey,(A) eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.(B)
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

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Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.

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.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

Anyone wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.(A)

Oil(B) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(C)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(D)

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  1. 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction

24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
(A)He [a]swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 29:24 Lit. hears the adjuration or oath

24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.(A)

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