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

义人引导他的邻舍；恶人的道叫人失迷。

义人引导他的邻舍；恶人的道叫人迷失。

义人引导他的邻舍；恶人的道叫人迷失。

义人引人走正路，恶人领人入歧途。

义人作自己邻舍的引导；恶人的道路，却使别人走迷。

义人引导自己的邻人，恶人的道路使人迷失。

義人引導他的鄰舍；惡人的道叫人失迷。

義人引導他的鄰舍；惡人的道叫人迷失。

義人引導他的鄰舍；惡人的道叫人迷失。

義人引人走正路，惡人領人入歧途。

義人作自己鄰舍的引導；惡人的道路，卻使別人走迷。

義人轉離了壞事；惡人所行的、使他們走迷了路。

義人引導自己的鄰人，惡人的道路使人迷失。

義者為鄰先導、惡者所行、使之迷途、

義者輔友以道、惡者自欺乎己。

善人以道示於人、惡人之途迷乎己、

The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.

A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The righteous[ is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Even the tax collectors do that.If you greet only your own people, what more are you doing than others? Even people who are ungodly do that.So be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

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.

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.

“ Suppose you love those who love you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners love those who love them.And suppose you do good to those who are good to you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners do that.And suppose you lend money to those who can pay you back. Should anyone praise you for that? Even a sinner lends to sinners, expecting them to pay everything back.But love your enemies. Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will receive a lot in return. And you will be children of the Most High God. He is kind to people who are evil and are not thankful.So have mercy, just as your Father has mercy.

Clouds came out of the brightness that was all around him. They came with hailstones and flashes of lightning.The Lord thundered from heaven. The voice of the Most High God was heard.

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

When a person is tempted, they shouldn’t say,“ God is tempting me.” God can’t be tempted by evil. And he doesn’t tempt anyone.But each person is tempted by their own evil desires. These desires lead them on and drag them away.

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

They speak empty, bragging words. They make their appeal to the evil desires that come from sin’s power. They tempt new believers who are just escaping from the company of sinful people.They promise to give freedom to these new believers. But they themselves are slaves to sinful living. That’s because“ people are slaves to anything that controls them.”They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.Suppose they had not known the way of godliness. This would have been better than to know godliness and then turn away from it. The way of godliness is the sacred command passed on to them.What the proverbs say about them is true.“ A dog returns to where it has thrown up.”( Proverbs 26:11) And,“ A pig that is washed goes back to rolling in the mud.”

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

Slaves, obey your masters out of deep respect for God. Obey not only those who are good and kind. Obey also those who are not kind.Suppose a person suffers pain unfairly because they want to obey God. This is worthy of praise.But suppose you receive a beating for doing wrong, and you put up with it. Will anyone honor you for this? Of course not. But suppose you suffer for doing good, and you put up with it. God will praise you for this.You were chosen to do good even if you suffer. That’s because Christ suffered for you. He left you an example that he expects you to follow.