Proverbs 12:26

“more excellent--(Compare Margin); or, "more successful," while the wicked fail; or, we may read it: "The righteous guides his friend, but," &c., that is, The ability of the righteous to aid others is contrasted with the ruin to which the way of the wicked leads themselves.”

“Is more excellent than - Rather, the just man guides his neighbor. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Neighbour - Than any other men. Seduceth - Heb. maketh them to err, to lose that excellency or happiness which they had promised themselves. Proverbs 12:27”

“righteous: Pro 12:13, Pro 17:27; Psa 16:3; Mat 5:46-48; Luk 6:32-36; Pe1 2:18-21 excellent: or, abundant but: Psa 18:12, Psa 18:13; Jam 1:13, Jam 1:14; Pe2 2:18-22; Jo1 2:26; Rev 12:9, Rev 13:14 Proverbs 12:27”

“26 The righteous looketh after his pastures, But the way of the godless leadeth them into error. In 26a no acceptable meaning is to be gained from the traditional mode of vocalization. Most of the ancients translate יתר as part. to יתר, as it occurs in post-bibl. Hebr., e.g., חבּה יתרה, prevailing, altogether peculiar love. Thus the Targum, טב מן הבריהּ; Venet. πεπερίττευται (after Kimchi); on the other hand, Aquila, active: περισσεύων τὸν πλησίον (making the neighbour rich), which the meaning of the Kal as well as the form יתר oppose; Luther, "The righteous man is better than his neighbour," according to which Fleischer also explains, "Probably יתר from יתר, πλεονάζειν, has the meaning…”