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Proverbs 22:1-11

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On Life and Conduct

1 A 1good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the 2maker of them all.
3 The 3prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
5 4Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
6 5Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The 6rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
8 He who 7sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the 8rod of his fury will perish.
9 He who is 9generous * will be blessed, For he 10gives some of his food to the poor.
10 11Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
11 He who loves 12purity of heart And whose speech is 13gracious, the king is his friend.
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Proverbs 22:1-11 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 13

  • 1. Proverbs 10:7; Ecclesiastes 7:1
  • 2. Job 31:15; Proverbs 14:31
  • 3. Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 27:12; Isaiah 26:20
  • 4. Proverbs 15:19
  • 5. Ephesians 6:4
  • 6. Proverbs 18:23; James 2:6
  • 7. Job 4:8
  • 8. Psalms 125:3
  • 9. Proverbs 19:17; 2 Corinthians 9:6
  • 10. Luke 14:13
  • 11. Genesis 21:9, 10; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 26:20
  • 12. Psalms 24:4; Matthew 5:8
  • 13. Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 16:13

Footnotes 6

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