Proverbs 22:8-18

8 He who ¹sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the ²rod of his fury will perish.

9 He who is ³generous * will be blessed, For he ⁴gives some of his food to the poor.

10 ⁵Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

11 He who loves ⁶purity of heart And whose speech is ⁷gracious, the king is his friend.

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

13 The ⁸sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

14 The mouth of ⁹an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is ¹⁰cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The ¹¹rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

16 He ¹²who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, ¹³will only come to poverty.

17 ¹⁴Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

18 For it will be ¹⁵pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

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Proverbs 22:8-18 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 15

1. Job 4:8
2. Psalms 125:3
3. Proverbs 19:17; 2 Corinthians 9:6
4. Luke 14:13
5. Genesis 21:9, 10; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 26:20
6. Psalms 24:4; Matthew 5:8
7. Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 16:13
8. Proverbs 26:13
9. Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 23:27
10. Ecclesiastes 7:26
11. Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 23:14
12. Ecclesiastes 5:8; James 2:13
13. Proverbs 28:22
14. Proverbs 5:1
15. Proverbs 2:10

Footnotes 6

[a]. Lit "has a good eye"
[b]. Lit "has grace on his lips"
[c]. Lit "strange woman"
[d]. Lit "there"
[e]. Lit "much"
[f]. Lit "They together"