Proverbs 12:26

New International Reader's Version

Godly people are careful about the friends they choose. But the way of sinners leads them down the wrong path.

Cross References

Psalm 16:3

I say about God’s people who live in our land, “They are the noble ones. I take great delight in them.”

Proverbs 12:13

Those who do evil are trapped by their sinful talk. But those who have done no wrong escape trouble.

Proverbs 12:25

Worry makes the heart heavy. But a kind word cheers it up.

Proverbs 12:27

Lazy people do not even cook what they catch. But those who work hard eat their fill of what is hunted.

Proverbs 14:22

Those who plan evil go down the wrong path. But those who plan good find love and truth.

Proverbs 16:29

A person who wants to hurt others tries to get them to sin. That person leads them down a path that isn’t good.

Proverbs 17:27

Anyone who has knowledge controls their words. Anyone who has understanding is not easily upset.

1 John 2:26

I’m writing these things to warn you. I am warning you about people trying to lead you astray.

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. The dragon is that old serpent called the devil, or Satan. He leads the whole world astray.

Revelation 13:14

The first beast had given the second beast the power to perform these signs. By these signs, the second beast tricked those who live on the earth. The second beast ordered people to set up a statue to honor the first beast. The first beast was the one who had been wounded by a sword and still lived.