Proverbs 12:26
The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
Young's Literal Translation
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 boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
27The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
Cross References
Psalms 18:12From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
Proverbs 14:22Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
Matthew 5:46'For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
James 1:13Let no one say, being tempted — 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,
2 Peter 2:18for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh — lasciviousnesses, 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 'the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world — 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 →