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Proverbs 22:5-15
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Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.
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Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
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Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.
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Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
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Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
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Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too. Quarrels and insults will disappear.
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Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend.
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The LORD preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
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The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”
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The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap; those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
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A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.
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Proverbs 22:5-15 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
Footnotes 1
- [a]. The Greek version includes an additional proverb: God blesses a man who gives cheerfully, / but his worthless deeds will come to an end. Compare 2 Cor 9:7 .
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