Pro22:1 A [good] name is to be more desired than great riches, Favor is better than silver and gold.
Pro22:2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.
Pro22:3 The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
Pro22:4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
Pro22:5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
Pro22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Pro22:7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower [becomes] the lender's slave.
Pro22:8 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
Pro22:9 He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Pro22:10 Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Pro22:11 He who loves purity of heart [And] whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
Pro22:12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
Pro22:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets!"
Pro22:14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
Pro22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Pro22:16 He who oppresses the poor to make much for himself Or who gives to the rich, [will] only [come to] poverty.
Pro22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
Pro22:18 For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
Pro22:19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.
Pro22:20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
Pro22:21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer to him who sent you?
Pro22:22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
Pro22:23 For the LORD will plead their case, And take the life of those who rob them.
Pro22:24 Do not associate with a man [given] to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Pro22:25 Lest you learn his ways, And find a snare for yourself.
Pro22:26 Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become sureties for debts.
Pro22:27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
Pro22:28 Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.
Pro22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.