Proverbs 22
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1A good reputation is better than much wealth;
high esteem is better than silver and gold.
2The rich and the poor have this in common:
the LORD made them both.
3Prudent people see trouble and hide,
while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
4The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
is wealth, honor, and life.
5Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked;
those who guard their lives keep their distance.
6Train children in the way they should go;
when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.
7The wealthy rule over the poor;
a borrower is a slave to a lender.
8Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
the rod of their fury will come to an end.
9Happy are generous people,
because they give some of their food to the poor.
10Remove the mocker and conflict disappears;
judgment and shame also stop.
11Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
12The LORD’s eyes protect knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the treacherous.
13A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the street!
I’ll be killed in the town square!”
14The mouth of a mysterious woman is a deep pit;
those under the LORD’s wrath will fall in it.
15Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
the rod of discipline removes it.
16Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Thirty sayings of the wise
17Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise;
focus your mind on my knowledge.
18It will be pleasant if you keep the words in you,
if you have them ready on your lips.
19So that your trust will be in the LORD,
I’m teaching you today—yes, you.
20Haven’t I written for you thirty#22.20 Heb uncertain sayings
full of advice and knowledge?
21Their purpose is to teach you true, reliable words,
so you can report back reliably to those who sent you.
22Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
23The LORD will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.#22.23 Heb uncertain
24Don’t befriend people controlled by anger;
don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
25otherwise, you will learn their ways
and become trapped.
26Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
27If you can’t repay,
why should they be able to take your bed from you?
28Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors established.
29Do you see people who work skillfully?
They will work for kings
but not work for lowly people.
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Proverbs 22
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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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