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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 22 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/22-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > Proverbs 22</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/21.htm" title="Proverbs 21">◄</a> Proverbs 22 <a href="../proverbs/23.htm" title="Proverbs 23">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/22-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">A Good Name<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>A Name to be chosen rather than much riches, and good grace rather than gold.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The rich and poor one met together: Jehovah made them all.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The end of humility the fear of Jehovah, riches and honor and life.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Thorns, snares, in the way of the perverse one: he watching his soul shall be far from them.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Straiten to a youth upon the mouth of his way, also when he shall grow old he will not depart from it.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He sowing iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his wrath shall be finished.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The good eye it shall be blessed, for he gave from his bread to the poor.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Cast out him mocking, and strife shall go out, and contention shall cease and dishonor.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He loving pureness of heart the grace of his lips, the king is his friend.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The eyes of Jehovah guarded knowledge, and he will overthrow the words of him transgressing.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The slothful one said, A lion without; I shall be slain in the midst of the broad places.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The mouth of the strange woman a deep pit: and he cursing Jehovah shall fall there.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Folly being bound in the heart of a youth; the rod of correction shall remove it far off from him.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He oppressing the poor one to increase for himself, he gave to the rich; also to want.<p> <A name="18"></a><p class="hdg">Thirty Sayings of the Wise<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Incline thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and thou shalt set thy heart to my knowledge.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For pleasant things if thou shalt watch them in thy belly; they shall be prepared together for thy lips.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For thy trust to be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know today, thee also.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Did I not write to thee three days ago in counsels and knowledge?<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>To cause thee to know the truth of the words of truth; to turn back the words of truth to those sending thee?<p> <A name="23"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 2<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Thou shalt not strip the poor because he is poor: and thou shalt not crush the humble in the gate.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For Jehovah will contend their contention, and rob the soul to those robbing them.<p> <A name="25"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 3<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Thou shalt not be companion of the possessor of anger, and with the man of wrath thou shalt not go:<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Lest thou shalt learn his ways and take a snare to thy soul.<p> <A name="27"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 4<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Thou shalt not be with those striking the hand with those pledging for debts.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>If not to thee to requite, why shall he take thy bed from under thee?<p> <A name="29"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 5<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Thou shalt not remove the old bound which thy fathers made.<p> <p class="subhdg">Saying 6<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Sawest thou a man apt in his works? 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