Proverbs 12:27
A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a + 12:27 Gr. pure. blameless man is a precious possession.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
28In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries lead to death.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16For I said, Lest my enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me. 1
Proverbs 13:4Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent.
Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:27
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 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); he is richer, though not in this world's goods, yet in the graces and comforts of the Spirit, which are the true riches. There is a true excellency in religion; it… Read the whole commentary →