Proverbs 22:1WEB
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
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Proverbs 22:1WEB
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:2WEB
The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 22:3WEB
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:4WEB
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 22:5WEB
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:6WEB
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:7WEB
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:8WEB
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Proverbs 22:9WEB
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:10WEB
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Proverbs 22:11WEB
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
Proverbs 22:12WEB
Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 22:13WEB
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 22:14WEB
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 22:15WEB
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:16WEB
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:17WEB
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
Proverbs 22:18WEB
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22:19WEB
I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 22:20WEB
Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
Proverbs 22:21WEB
To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
Proverbs 22:22WEB
Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
Proverbs 22:23WEB
for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 22:24WEB
Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
Proverbs 22:25WEB
lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
Proverbs 22:26WEB
Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
Proverbs 22:27WEB
If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:28WEB
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
Proverbs 22:29WEB
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.