Proverbs 12:24-26
New International Reader's Version
24 Hands that work hard will rule.
But people who are lazy will be forced to work.
25 Worry makes the heart heavy.
But a kind word cheers it up.
26 Godly people are careful about the friends they choose.
But the way of sinners leads them down the wrong path.
Proverbs 12:24-26
New International Version
24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)
25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,(B)
but a kind word cheers it up.
26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(C)
Proverbs 12:24-26
King James Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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