VerseBede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs Read all of Proverbs 12 →
Proverbs 12:26
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“The way of the wicked will deceive them. When they rejoice in holding their own or seizing others'. Whence it is rightly added:”
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26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
— Proverbs 12:26 —
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.