Proverbs-22

(New International Version)

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  • 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 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
  • 4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
  • 5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
  • 6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
  • 7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
  • 8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
  • 9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
  • 10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
  • 11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
  • 12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
  • 13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
  • 14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the Lord ’s wrath falls into it.
  • 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
  • 16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty. Thirty Sayings of the Wise Saying 1
  • 17 Pay attention and turn your ear 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 to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve? Saying 2
  • 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 exact life for life. Saying 3
  • 24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
  • 25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. Saying 4
  • 26 Do not be one who shakes 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. Saying 5
  • 28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors. Saying 6
  • 29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
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