Thematic Bible
Proverbs 22:1 (show verse)
A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22:2 (show verse)
The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.
Proverbs 22:3 (show verse)
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:4 (show verse)
The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:5 (show verse)
Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.
Proverbs 22:6 (show verse)
Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:7 (show verse)
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:8 (show verse)
The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.
Proverbs 22:9 (show verse)
A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
Proverbs 22:10 (show verse)
Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
Proverbs 22:11 (show verse)
The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious -- the king will be his friend.
Proverbs 22:12 (show verse)
The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.
Proverbs 22:13 (show verse)
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!"
Proverbs 22:14 (show verse)
The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:15 (show verse)
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:16 (show verse)
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.
Proverbs 22:17 (show verse)
Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.
Proverbs 22:18 (show verse)
For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.
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Proverbs 22:19 (show verse)
So that your confidence may be in the Lord, I am making them known to you today -- even you.
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Proverbs 22:20 (show verse)
Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
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Proverbs 22:21 (show verse)
to show you true and reliable words, so that you may give accurate answers to those who sent you?
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Proverbs 22:22 (show verse)
Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
Proverbs 22:23 (show verse)
for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.
Proverbs 22:24 (show verse)
Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
Proverbs 22:25 (show verse)
lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Proverbs 22:26 (show verse)
Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.
Proverbs 22:27 (show verse)
If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!
Proverbs 22:28 (show verse)
Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors.
Proverbs 22:29 (show verse)
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.