Proverbs 12:26
The ryghteous excelleth his neyghbour: but the way of the vngodly wyll deceaue them selues.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
In Context
25Heauinesse discourageth the heart of man: but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:22Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.
Matthew 5:46For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:26
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. Here is, 1. The cause and consequence of melancholy. It is heaviness in the heart; it is a load of care, and fear, and sorrow, upon the spirits, depressing them, and disabling them to exert themselves with any vigour on what is to be done or fortitude in what is to borne; it makes them stoop, prostrates and sinks them. Those that are thus oppressed can neither do the duty nor take the comfort of any relation, condition, or… Read the whole commentary →