Proverbs 12:26
The righteous is guided by his friend; but the way of the wicked leadeth them astray.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
In Context
25Care in the heart of a man boweth it down; but a good word maketh it glad.
27The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.
Cross References
Psalms 18:12(18-13) At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire.
Proverbs 14:22Shall they not go astray that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be for them that devise good.
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 →