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Proverbs 22

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1 A {reputation} [is] to be chosen {rather than} great riches; {favor is better than silver and gold}.

2 Rich and poor have [much] in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them.

3 The clever sees danger and hides, but the simple go on and suffer.

4 The reward of humility [is] the fear of Yahweh-- wealth and honor and life.

5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.

6 Train the child {concerning his way}; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

7 The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.

8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.

9 He [who] {is generous} will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his [own] bread.

10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out; quarrel and abuse will cease.

11 He who loves purity of heart [and has]{gracious speech}, his friend [is the] king.

12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

13 A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"

14 A deep pit is the mouth of an {adulteress}, [he with whom] Yahweh is angry will fall there.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy; [the] rod of discipline will drive it from him.

16 He who oppresses the poor [in order] to enrich himself, [or] gives to the rich, {will come to poverty}.

17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise; you shall apply your heart to my teaching.

18 For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.

19 [In order] for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made [them] known to you {today}--even you.

20 Have I not written for you thirty [sayings] with admonitions and knowledge?

21 [In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;

23 For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.

24 Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

25 lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

26 Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety.

27 If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?

28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.

29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.

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1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

2 Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.

3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

4 Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life.

5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

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

8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the LORD’s wrath falls into it.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

17 Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

18 for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.

19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.

20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,

21 teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?

22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

23 for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.

24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;

27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.

29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.