Proverbs 22:6-16

6 ¹Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The ²rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.

8 He who ³sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the ⁴rod of his fury will perish.

9 He who is ⁵generous * will be blessed, For he ⁶gives some of his food to the poor.

10 ⁷Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

11 He who loves ⁸purity of heart And whose speech is ⁹gracious, the king is his friend.

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

13 The ¹⁰sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

14 The mouth of ¹¹an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is ¹²cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The ¹³rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

16 He ¹⁴who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, ¹⁵will only come to poverty.

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Proverbs 22:6-16 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