Proverbs 22
22
1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.
3 The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage.
4 The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
5 Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
6 The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
9 Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver.
10 Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
11 Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
13 The lazy one says: "There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets."
14 The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
15 Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
16 Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.
17 Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
18 It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips,
19 so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day.
20 Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,
21 so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.
22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
23 For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
24 Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
25 lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
26 Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
27 For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?
28 Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
29 Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.
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Proverbs 22
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1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.
3A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
6Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.
11He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.
12The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.
13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
14The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.
15Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.
17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips. 19That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. 20Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge, 21that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; 23for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.
24Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man; 25lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.
26Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts: 27if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.
29Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.