King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 12:26
“The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 12
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.
27
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
28
In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.