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
1 A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all. [Job 31:15; Prov. 14:31.]
3 A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering].
4 The reward of humility and the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate and willful; he who guards himself will be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it. [Eph. 6:4; II Tim. 3:15.]
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He who sows iniquity will reap calamity and futility, and the rod of his wrath [with which he smites others] will fail.
9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor. [II Cor. 9:6-10.]
10 Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out; yes, strife and abuse will cease.
11 He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech–because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and him who has it, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
13 The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!
14 The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit [for ensnaring wild animals]; he with whom the Lord is indignant and who is abhorrent to Him will fall into it.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
16 He who oppresses the poor to get gain for himself and he who gives to the rich–both will surely come to want.
17 Listen (consent and submit) to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;
18 For it will be pleasant if you keep them in your mind [believing them]; your lips will be accustomed to [confessing] them.
19 So that your trust (belief, reliance, support, and confidence) may be in the Lord, I have made known these things to you today, even to you.
20 Have I not written to you [long ago] excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? [Luke 1:3, 4.]
22 Rob not the poor [being tempted by their helplessness], neither oppress the afflicted at the gate [where the city court is held], [Exod. 23:6; Job 31:16, 21.]
23 For the Lord will plead their cause and deprive of life those who deprive [the poor or afflicted]. [Zech. 7:10; Mal. 3:5.]
24 Make no friendships with a man given to anger, and with a wrathful man do not associate,
25 Lest you learn his ways and get yourself into a snare.
26 Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers have set up.
29 Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
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