Proverbs 22

¹A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favour is above silver and gold.

¹A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favor is above silver and gold.

²The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.

³An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

⁴The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.

⁵Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

⁷The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.

⁸He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but [a man] shall fully prove the folly of his works.

⁹He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory and honour; but he takes away the life of them that possess [them].

⁹He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory an honor; but he takes away the life of them that posses [them].

¹⁰Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.

¹⁰Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonors all.

¹¹The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.

¹²But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises [wise] words.

¹³The sluggard makes excuses, and says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

¹⁴The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

¹⁵Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are [then] far from him.

¹⁶He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.

¹⁷Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

¹⁷Incline your ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply your heart,

¹⁸that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.

¹⁸that you may know that they are good: and if you lay them to heart, they shall also gladden you on your lips.

¹⁹That thy hope may be in the Lord, and he may make thy way known to thee.

¹⁹That your hope may be in the Lord, and he may make your way known to you.

²⁰And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.

²⁰And do you too repeatedly record them for yourself on the table of your heart, for counsel and knowledge.

²¹I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

²¹I therefore teach you truth, and knowledge good to hear; that you may answer words of truth to them that question you.

²²Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless [man] in the gates.

²²Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonor the helpless [man] in the gates.

²³For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

²³For the Lord will plead his cause, and you shall deliver your soul in safety.

²⁴Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:

²⁵lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.

²⁵lest you learn of his ways, and get snares to your soul.

²⁶Become not surety from respect of a man's person.

²⁷For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed [that is] under thee.

²⁷For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed [that is] under you.

²⁸Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.

²⁸Remove not the old landmarks, which your fathers placed.

²⁹It is fit that an observant man and [one] diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

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