Proverbs 22:22-25

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.

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Proverbs 22:22-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 5

1. S Leviticus 25:17; S Job 5:16; Zechariah 7:10
2. S Exodus 23:6; Malachi 3:5
3. S Job 29:16; Psalms 140:12; Psalms 12:5
4. 1 Samuel 25:39; Esther 8:1; S Esther 9:1; Proverbs 23:10-11
5. 1 Corinthians 15:33