Proverbs 12:26
26 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Other Translations of Proverbs 12:26
King James Version
26 The righteous is more excellent
English Standard Version
26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
The Message
26 A good person survives misfortune, but a wicked life invites disaster.
New King James Version
26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
New Living Translation
26 The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.
Proverbs 13:20
20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Other Translations of Proverbs 13:20
King James Version
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
English Standard Version
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
The Message
20 Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
New King James Version
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
New Living Translation
20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:20
Commentary on Proverbs 13:20
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Multitudes are brought to ruin by bad company. And all that make themselves wicked will be destroyed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:26
Commentary on Proverbs 12:26
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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.