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Proverbs 12:26
26The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
Proverbs 12:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Context of Proverbs 12:26
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute. 25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad. The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them. 27The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent. 28In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:26 word by word
יָתֵ֣ר מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ צַדִּ֑יק וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּתְעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:26
- Proverbs 12:13In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
- Proverbs 17:27He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.
- Psalms 16:3To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.
- Matthew 5:46For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
- Luke 6:32And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.
- 1 Peter 2:18Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
- Psalms 18:12From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.
- James 1:13Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.
- 2 Peter 2:18For [while] speaking great highflown words of vanity, they allure with [the] lusts of [the] flesh, by dissoluteness, those who have just fled those who walk in error,
- 1 John 2:26These things have I written to you concerning those who lead you astray:
- Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
- Revelation 13:14And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor - That is, if the neighbor be a wicked man. The spirit of the proverb lies here: The Poor righteous man is more excellent than his sinful neighbor, though affluent and noble. The Syriac has it, "The righteous deviseth good to his neighbor." A late commentator has translated it, "The righteous explore their pastures." How מרעהו can be translated Their pastures I know not; but none of the versions understood…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 The righteous is abundant; though not in this world's goods, yet in the graces and comforts of the Spirit, which are the true riches. Evil men vainly flatter themselves that their ways are not wrong.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. more excellent--(Compare Margin); or, "more successful," while the wicked fail; or, we may read it: "The righteous guides his friend, but," &c., that is, The ability of the righteous to aid others is contrasted with the ruin to which the way of the wicked leads themselves.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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