Proverbs 22:1-10

1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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

3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass by and are punished.

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.

Proverbs 22:1-10 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.