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Proverbs 22
Jubilee Bible 2000
Proverbs 22
Jubilee Bible 2000
22 ¶ A good reputation is rather to be chosen than great riches and good grace rather than silver and gold.
2 ¶ The rich and poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all.
3 ¶ A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and receive hurt.
4 ¶ Riches and honour and life are the remuneration of humility and of the fear of the LORD.
5 ¶ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he that keeps his soul shall be far from them.
6 ¶ Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 ¶ The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 ¶ He that sows iniquity shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 ¶ He that has a merciful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the destitute.
10 ¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; strife and reproach shall cease.
11 ¶ He that loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12 ¶ The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.
13 ¶ The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 ¶ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15 ¶ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 ¶ He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and who gives to the rich shall surely come to want.
17 ¶ Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my wisdom.
18 For it is a delightful thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall be ordered together in thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have I not written unto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
21 that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest answer the words of truth to those that send unto thee?
22 ¶ Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither destroy the destitute in judgment:
23 For the LORD will judge their cause and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24 ¶ Do not meddle with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways and get a snare to thy soul.
26 ¶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should they take away thy bed from under thee?
28 ¶ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29 ¶ Seest thou a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 22
New International Version
Proverbs 22
New International Version
22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(B)
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(G)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start(H) children off on the way they should go,(I)
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(J)
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(O)
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(P)
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!(Q)
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;(R)
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.(S)
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(T)
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(U) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;(V)
apply your heart to what I teach,(W)
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,(X)
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
Saying 2
22 Do not exploit the poor(Y) because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,(Z)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(AA)
and will exact life for life.(AB)
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.(AC)
Saying 4
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(AD)
or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
your very bed will be snatched from under you.(AE)
Saying 5
28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(AF)
set up by your ancestors.
Saying 6
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