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On Life and Conduct |
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| Proverbs 22:1 |
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A good name is to be more desired than great
wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. |
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| Proverbs 22:2 |
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The rich and the poor have a common bond, The
LORD is the maker of them all. |
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| Proverbs 22:3 |
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The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it. |
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| Proverbs 22:4 |
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The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life. |
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| Proverbs 22:5 |
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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them. |
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| Proverbs 22:6 |
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Train up a child in the way he should go, Even
when he is old he will not depart from it. |
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| Proverbs 22:7 |
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The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower
becomes the lender's slave. |
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| Proverbs 22:8 |
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He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the
rod of his fury will perish. |
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| Proverbs 22:9 |
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He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives
some of his food to the poor. |
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| Proverbs 22:10 |
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Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go
out, Even strife and dishonor will cease. |
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| Proverbs 22:11 |
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He who loves purity of heart And whose speech
is gracious, the king is his friend. |
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| Proverbs 22:12 |
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The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But
He overthrows the words of the treacherous man. |
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| Proverbs 22:13 |
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!" |
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| Proverbs 22:14 |
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The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He
who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it. |
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| Proverbs 22:15 |
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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him. |
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| Proverbs 22:16 |
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He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. |
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| Proverbs 22:17 |
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Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge; |
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| Proverbs 22:18 |
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For it will be pleasant if you keep them within
you, That they may be ready on your lips. |
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| Proverbs 22:19 |
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So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have
taught you today, even you. |
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| Proverbs 22:20 |
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Have I not written to you excellent things Of
counsels and knowledge, |
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| Proverbs 22:21 |
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To make you know the certainty of the words
of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you? |
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| Proverbs 22:22 |
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Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush
the afflicted at the gate; |
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| Proverbs 22:23 |
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For the LORD will plead their case And take
the life of those who rob them. |
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| Proverbs 22:24 |
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Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man, |
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| Proverbs 22:25 |
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Or you will learn his ways And find a snare
for yourself. |
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| Proverbs 22:26 |
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Do not be among those who give pledges, Among
those who become guarantors for debts. |
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| Proverbs 22:27 |
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If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should
he take your bed from under you? |
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| Proverbs 22:28 |
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Do not move the ancient boundary Which your
fathers have set. |
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| Proverbs 22:29 |
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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will
stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men. |
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