English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:26
26One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.
Context of Proverbs 12:26
24The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. 25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. 28In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
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יָתֵ֣ר מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ צַדִּ֑יק וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּתְעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:26
- Proverbs 12:13An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
- Proverbs 17:27Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
- Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
- Matthew 5:46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
- Luke 6:32"If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
- 1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
- Psalms 18:12Out of the brightness before him hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.
- James 1:13Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
- 2 Peter 2:18For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
- 1 John 2:26I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
- Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- Revelation 13:14and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet 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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