Proverbs 22
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A good name is rather to be
chosen than great riches,
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and loving favor rather than silver and
gold. |
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The rich and poor meet together:
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the LORD is the maker of
them all. |
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3 |
A prudent man foreseeth the evil,
and hideth himself:
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but the simple pass on, and are
punished. |
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4 |
By humility and the fear of the
LORD
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are riches, and honor, and
life. |
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5 |
Thorns and snares are in
the way of the froward:
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he that doth keep his soul shall be far from
them. |
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6 |
Train up a child in the way he should
go:
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and when he is old, he will not depart from
it. |
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7 |
The rich ruleth over the poor,
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and the borrower is servant to the
lender. |
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8 |
He that soweth iniquity shall reap
vanity:
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and the rod of his anger shall
fail. |
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9 |
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be
blessed;
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for he giveth of his bread to the
poor. |
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10 |
Cast out the scorner, and contention
shall go out;
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yea, strife and reproach shall
cease. |
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11 |
He that loveth pureness of heart,
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for the grace of his lips the king shall
be his
friend. |
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12 |
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge;
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and he overthroweth the words of the
transgressor. |
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13 |
The slothful man saith, There
is a lion without,
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I shall be slain in the
streets. |
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14 |
The mouth of strange women is a
deep pit:
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he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall
therein. |
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15 |
Foolishness is bound in the heart
of a child;
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but the rod of correction shall drive it far
from him. |
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16 |
He that oppresseth the poor to increase
his riches,
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and he that giveth to the rich, |
shall surely come to
want. |
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Precepts and
Warnings |
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Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of
the wise,
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and apply thine heart unto my
knowledge. |
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18 |
For it is a pleasant thing if thou
keep them within thee;
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they shall withal be fitted in thy
lips. |
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19 |
That thy trust may be in the LORD,
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I have made known to thee this day, even to
thee. |
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20 |
Have not I written to thee excellent
things
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in counsels and
knowledge, |
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that I might make thee know the certainty
of the words of truth;
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that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them
that send unto thee?
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22 |
Rob not the poor, because he is poor:
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neither oppress the afflicted in the
gate: |
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for the LORD will
plead their cause,
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and spoil the soul of those that spoiled
them. |
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24 |
Make no friendship with an angry man;
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and with a furious man thou shalt not
go; |
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lest thou learn his ways,
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and get a snare to thy
soul. |
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26 |
Be not thou one of them that
strike hands,
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or of them that are sureties for
debts. |
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27 |
If thou hast nothing to pay,
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why should he take away thy bed from under
thee? |
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28 |
Remove not the ancient landmark,
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which thy fathers have
set. |
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29 |
Seest thou a man diligent in his
business?
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He shall stand before kings; |
he shall not stand before mean men.
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