Proverbs 22:4-14

4 With humility and the fear of the LORD come riches and honor and life.

5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the froward; he that doth keep his soul shall stay far from them.

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

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

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

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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

11 He that loveth 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 overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

13 The slothful man saith, "There is a lion without! I shall be slain in the streets!"

14 The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit; he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.

Proverbs 22:4-14 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.