Proverbs 12:26
The righteous searches his companion, || And the way of the wicked causes them to err.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
In Context
25Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, || And a good word makes him glad.
27The slothful does not roast his game, || And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
Cross References
Psalms 18:12From the brightness before Him His thick clouds have passed on, || Hail and coals of fire.
Proverbs 14:22Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
Matthew 5:46For if you may love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do the tax collectors not also do the same?
James 1:13Let no one who is being tempted say, “I am tempted from God,” for God is not tempted by evils, and Himself tempts no one,
2 Peter 2:18for speaking swollen words of vanity, they entice in desires of the flesh—licentiousness, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
Revelation 12:9and the great dragon was cast forth—the old serpent, who is called “Devil,” and “Satan,” who is leading the whole world astray—he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
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 →