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Proverbs 12:26 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.Proverbs 12:26 · King James Version
Proverbs 12:26 in context
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- excellenttûwrto meander about, especially fortrade or reconnoitringH8446 →
- neighbourrêaʻan associateH7453 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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See here, 1. That good men do well for themselves; for they have in themselves an excellent character, and they secure to themselves an excellent portion, and in both they excel other people: The righteous is more abundant than his neighbour (so the margin);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary