Proverbs 22:21-29

21 [In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;

23 For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.

24 Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

25 lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

26 Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety.

27 If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?

28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.

29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.

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Proverbs 22:21-29 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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[a]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
[b]. Or "master"
[c]. Literally "nostril"
[d]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
[e]. Literally "strike a hand"
[f]. Literally "in the becomings of"
[g]. Or "complete"
[h]. Or "fathers"

Proverbs 22:21-29

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Proverbs 22:21-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

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