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Themes in Proverbs 22
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Themes in Proverbs 22

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.

Proverbs 22:3

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Proverbs 22:4

The result of humility is fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life.

Proverbs 22:5

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Proverbs 22:6

Teach a youth about the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

Proverbs 22:8

The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Proverbs 22:9

A generous person will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

Proverbs 22:11

The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.

Proverbs 22:12

The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

Proverbs 22:13

The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”

Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

Proverbs 22:17

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,
and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Proverbs 22:18

For it is pleasing if you keep them within you
and if they are constantly on your lips.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 22:19

I have instructed you today—even you—
so that your confidence may be in the Lord.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 22:20

Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings
about counsel and knowledge,
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 22:21

in order to teach you true and reliable words,
so that you may give a dependable report
to those who sent you?
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 22:22

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Proverbs 22:23

for the Lord will take up their case
and will plunder those who plunder them.

Proverbs 22:24

Don’t make friends with an angry man,
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 22:25

or you will learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.

Proverbs 22:26

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

Proverbs 22:27

If you have no money to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you.

Proverbs 22:28

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.

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