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Proverbs 22:1-6
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A good reputation is better than much wealth; high esteem is better than silver and gold.
2
The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD made them both.
3
Prudent people see trouble and hide, while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
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The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
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Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked; those who guard their lives keep their distance.
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Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won't depart from it.
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Proverbs 22:1-6 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
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