Proverbs 12:26 · KJV
“The righteous {is} more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. {excellent: or, abundant}”
— Proverbs 12:26
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.
Proverbs 12 — Context
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous {is} more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. {excellent: or, abundant}
27The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.
28In the way of righteousness {is} life; and {in} the pathway {thereof there is} no death.
Cross References
1 John 2:26
These {things} have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
James 1:13-14
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: {evil: or, evils}
Proverbs 17:27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: {and} a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. {an...: or, a cool}
Matthew 5:46-48
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Psalms 18:12-13
At the brightness {that was} before him his thick clouds passed, hail {stones} and coals of fire.
Luke 6:32-36
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
2 Peter 2:18-22
For when they speak great swelling {words} of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, {through much} wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. {clean: or, for a little, or, a while, as some read}
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of {his} lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. {The wicked...: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips}