Proverbs 12:26
“The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.”
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Proverbs 12:26 Context
24The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the slouthfull shall bee vnder tribute. 25Heauinesse in the heart of man maketh it stoope: but a good word maketh it glad. 26The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 27The slouthfull man rosteth not that which he tooke in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. 28In the way of righteousnesse is life, and in the path-way thereof there is no death.
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The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
- King James Version
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
- New American Standard Version (1995)