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Proverbs 22:17-27

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17 1Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
18 For it will be 2pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
19 So that your 3trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.
20 Have I not written to you 4excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
21 To make you 5know the certainty of the words of truth That you may 6correctly answer him who sent you?
22 7Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or 8crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For the LORD will 9plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.
24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a 10hot-tempered man,
25 Or you will 11learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.
26 Do not be among those who 12give * pledges *, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he 13take your bed from under you?
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Proverbs 22:17-27 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 5:1
  • 2. Proverbs 2:10
  • 3. Proverbs 3:5
  • 4. Proverbs 8:6
  • 5. Luke 1:3, 4
  • 6. Proverbs 25:13; 1 Peter 3:15
  • 7. Exodus 23:6; Job 31:16; Proverbs 22:16
  • 8. Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5
  • 9. 1 Samuel 25:39; Psalms 12:5; Psalms 35:10; Psalms 140:12; Proverbs 23:11; Jeremiah 51:36
  • 10. Proverbs 29:22
  • 11. 1 Corinthians 15:33
  • 12. Proverbs 17:18
  • 13. Exodus 22:26; Proverbs 20:16

Footnotes 8

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