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Proverbs 22:1-6
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1
A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2
The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.
3
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4
The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
5
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
6
Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not 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
The Darby Translation is in the public domain.