Proverbs 22
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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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Proverbs 22
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1A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold. # Pr 10:7; 8:10; Ec 7:1
2The rich and the poor have this in common: # Lit poor meet
the Lord made them both. # Lit all # Jb 31:13,15; Pr 29:13
3A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished. # Pr 14:16; 27:12; Is 26:20
4The result of humility is fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life. # Pr 15:33; 21:21; 29:23
5There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked; # Pr 7:23; 15:19
the one who guards himself stays far from them.
6Teach a youth about the way he should go; # Eph 6:4
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
7The rich rule over the poor, # Pr 18:23; Jms 2:6
and the borrower is a slave to the lender. # Dt 28:12-13
8The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, # Jb 4:8; Hs 10:13-14
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9A generous person # Lit Good of eye will be blessed, # Pr 19:17; 2Co 9:6
for he shares his food with the poor. # Lk 14:13-14
10Drive out a mocker, # Gn 21:9-10 and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease. # Pr 26:20
11The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips — the king is his friend. # Pr 16:13
12The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
13The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square! ” # Pr 26:13
14The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it. # Pr 2:16-19; 7:5,21,27; 23:27-28; Ec 7:26
15Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him. # Pr 13:24; 23:13-14; 29:15
16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich — both lead only to poverty. # Pr 11:24; 22:7; 28:27
Words of the Wise
17Listen closely, # Lit Stretch out your ear pay attention to the words of the wise, # Pr 5:1
and apply your mind to my knowledge.
18For it is pleasing if you keep them within you
and if # Or you; let them be, or you, so that they are constantly on your lips.
19I have instructed you today — even you —
so that your confidence may be in the Lord.
20Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings # Text emended; one Hb tradition reads you previously ; alt Hb tradition reads you excellent things ; LXX, Syr, Vg read you three times
about counsel and knowledge,
21in order to teach you true and reliable words,
so that you may give a dependable report # Lit give dependable words # Lk 1:3-4
to those who sent you? # Pr 10:26; 25:13
22Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed # Ex 23:6; Jb 31:16; Zch 7:10; Mal 3:5 at the gate, # Ru 4:11; Pr 24:7; Zch 8:16
23for the Lord will take up their case # 1Sm 25:39; Ps 12:5; 35:10; 68:5; 140:12; Pr 23:10-11; Is 3:13-15
and will plunder those who plunder them.
24Don’t make friends with an angry man, # Lit with a master of anger
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man, # Pr 15:18; 19:19
25or you will learn his ways # 1Co 15:33
and entangle yourself in a snare.
26Don’t be one of those who enter agreements, # Lit who shakes hands
who put up security for loans. # Pr 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18
27If you have no money to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you. # Ex 22:26; Pr 20:16
28Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up. # Dt 19:14; 27:17; Jb 24:2; Pr 23:10; Hs 5:10
29Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men. # Gn 41:46; 1Kg 10:8; Pr 14:35
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