Proverbs 12:27
לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹךְ רְמִיָּה צֵידוֹ וְהוֹן ־ אָדָם יָקָר חָרֽוּץ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In Context
26יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּתְעֵֽם ׃
28בְּאֹֽרַח ־ צְדָקָה חַיִּים וְדֶרֶךְ נְתִיבָה אַל ־ מָֽוֶת ׃
Cross References
Psalms 37:16טוֹב ־ מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמוֹן רְשָׁעִים רַבִּֽים ׃
Proverbs 13:4מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן ׃
Proverbs 16:8טוֹב ־ מְעַט בִּצְדָקָה מֵרֹב תְּבוּאוֹת בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Proverbs 26:14הַדֶּלֶת תִּסּוֹב עַל ־ צִירָהּ וְעָצֵל עַל ־ מִטָּתֽוֹ ׃
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 →