Proverbs 22:10-16

10 ¹Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

11 He who loves ²purity of heart And whose speech is ³gracious, the king is his friend.

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

13 The ⁴sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

14 The mouth of ⁵an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is ⁶cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The ⁷rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

16 He ⁸who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, ⁹will only come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:10-16 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.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 21:9, 10; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 26:20
• 2. Psalms 24:4; Matthew 5:8
• 3. Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 16:13
• 4. Proverbs 26:13
• 5. Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 23:27
• 6. Ecclesiastes 7:26
• 7. Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 23:14
• 8. Ecclesiastes 5:8; James 2:13
• 9. Proverbs 28:22

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "has grace on his lips"
• [b]. Lit "strange woman"
• [c]. Lit "there"
• [d]. Lit "much"