Thematic Bible
Proverbs 22:1 (show verse)
A {reputation} [is] to be chosen {rather than} great riches; {favor is better than silver and gold}.
Proverbs 22:2 (show verse)
Rich and poor have [much] in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
Proverbs 22:3 (show verse)
The clever sees danger and hides, but the simple go on and suffer.
Proverbs 22:4 (show verse)
The reward of humility [is] the fear of Yahweh-- wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:5 (show verse)
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.
Proverbs 22:6 (show verse)
Train the child {concerning his way}; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.
Proverbs 22:7 (show verse)
The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.
Proverbs 22:8 (show verse)
He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 22:9 (show verse)
He [who] {is generous} will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his [own] bread.
Proverbs 22:10 (show verse)
Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out; quarrel and abuse will cease.
Proverbs 22:11 (show verse)
He who loves purity of heart [and has]{gracious speech}, his friend [is the] king.
Proverbs 22:12 (show verse)
The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.
Proverbs 22:13 (show verse)
A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"
Proverbs 22:14 (show verse)
A deep pit is the mouth of an {adulteress}, [he with whom] Yahweh is angry will fall there.
Proverbs 22:15 (show verse)
Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy; [the] rod of discipline will drive it from him.
Proverbs 22:16 (show verse)
He who oppresses the poor [in order] to enrich himself, [or] gives to the rich, {will come to poverty}.
Proverbs 22:17 (show verse)
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise; you shall apply your heart to my teaching.
Proverbs 22:18 (show verse)
For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.
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Proverbs 22:19 (show verse)
[In order] for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made [them] known to you {today}--even you.
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Proverbs 22:20 (show verse)
Have I not written for you thirty [sayings] with admonitions and knowledge?
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Proverbs 22:21 (show verse)
[In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.
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Proverbs 22:22 (show verse)
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
Proverbs 22:23 (show verse)
For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.
Proverbs 22:24 (show verse)
Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
Proverbs 22:25 (show verse)
lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.
Proverbs 22:26 (show verse)
Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety.
Proverbs 22:27 (show verse)
If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:28 (show verse)
Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.
Proverbs 22:29 (show verse)
A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.