Proverbs 22:2-12

2 The rich and poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all.

3 A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and receive hurt.

4 Riches and honour and life are the remuneration of humility and of the fear of the LORD.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he that keeps his soul shall be far from them.

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

7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 He that sows iniquity shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.

9 He that has a merciful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the destitute.

10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; strife and reproach shall cease.

11 He that loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.

Proverbs 22:2-12 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.