Proverbs 22
22
1#Ecc 7:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
2#Job 31:15; Pr 14:31 The rich and poor have this in common,
the Lord is the maker of them all.
3#Pr 14:16; 27:12 A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself,
but the simple pass on and are punished.
4#Pr 21:21 By humility and the fear of the Lord
are riches, and honor, and life.
5#Pr 15:19; 1Jn 5:18 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
he who guards his soul will be far from them.
6#Eph 6:4; 2Ti 3:15 Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7#Jas 2:6; Pr 18:23 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8#Job 4:8; Ps 125:3 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity,
and the rod of his anger will fail.
9#Pr 19:17; Heb 13:16 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
for he gives of his bread to the poor.
10#Ge 21:9–10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out;
yes, strife and reproach will cease.
11#Pr 16:13; Mt 5:8 He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips
the king will be his friend.
12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.
13The slothful man says, “There is a lion without!
I will be slain in the streets!”
14#Pr 23:27; Ecc 7:26 The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
he who is detested by the Lord will fall therein.
15#Pr 13:24; 19:18; 23:13–14 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child,
but the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
16#Jas 2:13 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to want.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying One
17#Pr 23:12 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge;
18#Pr 2:10 for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
they will readily be fitted in your lips.
19#Pr 3:5 That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made known to you this day, even to you.
20#Pr 8:6 Have I not written to you excellent things
in counsels and knowledge,
21#Lk 1:3–4; 1Pe 3:15 that I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
that you might answer the words of truth
to those who send to you?
Saying Two
22#Ex 23:6; Zec 7:10 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
23#1Sa 25:39; Ps 12:5 for the Lord will plead their cause,
and spoil the soul of those who spoiled them.
Saying Three
24#Pr 29:22 Make no friendship with an angry man,
and with a furious man you will not go,
25#1Co 15:33 lest you learn his ways
and get a snare to your soul.
Saying Four
26#Pr 11:15; 17:18 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,
or of those who use securities for debts;
27#Pr 20:16 if you have nothing to pay,
why should he take away your bed from under you?
Saying Five
28#Dt 19:14; Pr 23:10 Do not remove the ancient landmark
which your fathers have set.
Saying Six
29#Ge 41:46; Pr 10:4 Do you see a man diligent in his business?
He will stand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
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Proverbs 22
22
1A good name is more desirable than great wealth.
Respect is better than silver or gold.
2The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
3Sensible people foresee trouble and hide ⌞from it⌟,
but gullible people go ahead and suffer ⌞the consequence⌟.
4On the heels of humility (the fear of the Lord)
are riches and honor and life.
5A devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him.
Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them.
6Train a child in the way he should go,
and even when he is old he will not turn away from it.
7A rich person rules poor people,
and a borrower is a slave to a lender.
8Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble,
and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed.
9Whoever is generous will be blessed
because he has shared his food with the poor.
10Drive out a mocker, and conflict will leave.
Quarreling and abuse will stop.
11Whoever loves a pure heart and whoever speaks graciously
has a king as his friend.
12The Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge,
but he overturns the words of a treacherous person.
13A lazy person says,
“There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be murdered in the streets!”
14The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit.
The one who is cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
15Foolishness is firmly attached to a child’s heart.
Spanking will remove it far from him.
16Oppressing the poor for profit
⌞or⌟ giving to the rich
certainly leads to poverty.
Listen to My Advice
17Open your ears, and hear the words of wise people,
and set your mind on the knowledge I give you.
18It is pleasant if you keep them in mind
⌞so that⌟ they will be on the tip of your tongue,
19so that your trust may be in the Lord.
Today I have made them known to you, especially to you.
20Didn’t I write to you previously with advice and knowledge
21in order to teach you the words of truth
so that you can give an accurate report to those who send you?
Living with Your Neighbor
22Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
23because the Lord will plead their case
and will take the lives of those who rob them.
24Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper,
and never keep company with a hothead,
25or you will learn his ways
and set a trap for yourself.
26Do not be ⌞found⌟ among those who make deals with a handshake,
among those who guarantee other people’s loans.
27If you have no money to pay back a loan,
why should your bed be repossessed?
28Do not move an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors set in place.
29Do you see a person who is efficient in his work?
He will serve kings.
He will not serve unknown people.
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