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Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica

Proverbs 22 (New International Version)

Proverbs 22

1 A good name is more
desirable than great riches;
to be
esteemed is better than silver or gold.

2 Rich and poor have this in
common:
The LORD is the Maker of them
all.

3 A prudent man sees danger
and takes refuge,
but the simple keep
going and suffer for it.

4 Humility and the fear of
the LORD
bring wealth and honor and
life.

5 In the paths of the wicked
lie thorns and snares,
but he who
guards his soul stays far from them.

6 Train a child
in the way he should go,
and when he is
old he will not turn from it.

7 The rich rule over the
poor,
and the borrower is servant to
the lender.

8 He who sows wickedness
reaps trouble,
and the rod of his fury
will be destroyed.

9 A generous man will himself
be blessed,
for he shares his food with
the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and
out goes strife;
quarrels and insults
are ended.

11 He who loves a pure heart
and whose speech is gracious
will have
the king for his friend.

12 The eyes of the LORD keep
watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates
the words of the unfaithful.

13 The sluggard says, "There
is a lion outside!"
or, "I will be
murdered in the streets!"

14 The mouth of an adulteress
is a deep pit;
he who is under the
LORD's wrath will fall into it.

15 Folly 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 increase his wealth
and he who gives
gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

Sayings of the Wise
17
Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise;

apply your heart to what I teach,

18 for it is pleasing when
you keep them in your heart
and have
all of them ready on your lips.

19 So that your trust may be
in the LORD,
I teach you today, even
you.

20 Have I not written thirty
sayings
for you,
sayings of counsel and
knowledge,

21 teaching you true and
reliable words,
so that you can give
sound answers
to him who sent you?

22 Do not exploit the poor
because they are poor
and do not crush
the needy in court,

23 for the LORD will take up
their case
and will plunder those who
plunder them.

24 Do not make friends with a
hot-tempered man,
do not associate with
one easily angered,

25 or you may learn his ways

and get yourself ensnared.

26 Do not be a man who
strikes hands in pledge
or puts up
security for debts;

27 if you lack the means to
pay,
your very bed will be snatched
from under you.

28 Do not move an ancient
boundary stone
set up by your
forefathers.

29 Do you see a man skilled
in his work?
He will serve before
kings;
he will not serve before obscure
men.

Footnotes:

Proverbs
22:6 Or Start

Proverbs
22:20 Or not formerly written ; or not written excellent

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