Proverbs 22:1-9 (New Living Translation)
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1
Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold.
2
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD made them both.
3
A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
4
True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life.
5
The deceitful walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will stay away.
6
Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it.
7
Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.
8
Those who plant seeds of injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will end.
9
Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online)
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