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<t><p class="indent1">Favor<MH2580> is better<MH2896a> than<MH4480> silver<MH3701> and gold<MH2091>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The rich<MH6223> and the poor<MH7326> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>have<MH6298> a<MH6298> common<MH6298> bond<MH6298>, <t><p class="indent1">The LORD<MH3068> is the Maker<MH6213a> of them all<MH3605>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>A prudent<MH6175> person<MH6175> sees<MH7200> evil<MH7463a> and hides<MH5641> himself, <t><p class="indent1">But the naive<MH6612a> proceed<MH5674a>, and pay<MH6064> the<MH6064> penalty<MH6064>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The reward<MH6118> of humility<MH6038> <i>and</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>the fear<MH3374> of the LORD<MH3068> <t><p class="indent1">Are riches<MH6239>, honor<MH3519b>, and life<MH2425b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Thorns<MH6791> <i>and</i> snares<MH6341a> are in the way<MH1870> of the perverse<MH6141>; <t><p class="indent1">One who guards<MH8104> himself<MH5315> will be<MH7368> far<MH7368> from them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Train<MH2596> up<MH2596> a child<MH5288> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>in the way<MH1870> he should go, <t><p class="indent1">Even<MH1571> when<MH3588> he grows<MH2204> older<MH2204> he will not abandon<MH5493> it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The rich<MH6223> rules<MH4910> over the poor<MH7326>, <t><p class="indent1">And the borrower<MH3867b> <i>becomes</i> the lender’s<MH376, 3867b> slave<MH5650>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>One who sows<MH2232> injustice<MH5767b> will reap<MH7114b> disaster<MH205>, <t><p class="indent1">And the rod<MH7626> of his fury<MH5678> will perish<MH3615>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>One who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>is generous<MH2896a, 5869> will be blessed<MH1288>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> he gives<MH5414> some<MH4480> of his food<MH3899> to the poor<MH1800b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Drive<MH1644> out<MH1644> the scoffer<MH3917b>, and strife<MH4066> will leave<MH3318>, <t><p class="indent1">Even quarreling<MH1779> and dishonor<MH7036> will cease<MH7673a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>One who loves<MH157> purity<MH2889> of heart<MH3820> <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>whose speech<MH8193> is gracious<MH2580>, the king<MH4428> is his friend<MH7453>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The eyes<MH5869> of the LORD<MH3068> protect<MH5341> knowledge<MH1847>, <t><p class="indent1">But He overthrows<MH5557> the words<MH1697> of the treacherous<MH898> person<MH898>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>lazy<MH6102> one<MH6102> says<MH559>, “There is a lion<MH738> outside<MH2351>; <t><p class="indent1">I will be killed<MH7523> in the streets<MH7339>!” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The mouth<MH6310> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>an adulteress<MH2114a> is a deep<MH6013> pit<MH7745>; <t><p class="indent1">He who is cursed<MH2194> of the LORD<MH3068> will fall<MH5307> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>into it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Foolishness<MH200> is bound<MH7194> up<MH7194> in the heart<MH3820> of a child<MH5288>; <t><p class="indent1">The rod<MH7626> of discipline<MH4148> will remove<MH7368> it far<MH7368> from him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>One who oppresses<MH6231> the poor<MH1800b> to make<MH7235a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>more<MH7235a> for himself, <t><p class="indent1"><i>Or</i> gives<MH5414> to the rich<MH6223>, <i>will</i> only<MH389> <i>come</i> to poverty<MH4270>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Extend<MH5186> your ear<MH241> and hear<MH8085> the words<MH1697> of the wise<MH2450>, <t><p class="indent1">And apply<MH7896> your mind<MH3820> to my knowledge<MH1847>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For it will be pleasant<MH5273a> if<MH3588> you keep<MH8104> them within<MH990> you, <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>So that they may be<MH3559> ready<MH3559> on your lips<MH8193>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>So that your trust<MH4009> may be in the LORD<MH3068>, <t><p class="indent1">I have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>taught<MH3045> you today<MH3117>, you indeed<MH637>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Have I not written<MH3789> to you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>excellent<MH7991c> things<MH7991c> <t><p class="indent1">Of counsels<MH4156> and knowledge<MH1847>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>To make you know<MH3045> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>certainty<MH7189b> of the words<MH561> of truth<MH571>, <t><p class="indent1">So that you may <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>correctly<MH571> answer<MH7725> him who sent<MH7971> you? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Do not rob<MH1497> the poor<MH1800b> because<MH3588> he is poor<MH1800b>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH408> crush<MH1792> the needy<MH6041> at the gate<MH8179>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For the LORD<MH3068> will plead<MH7378> their case<MH7379> <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>take<MH6906> the life<MH5315> of those who rob<MH6906> them. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Do not make<MH7462b> friends<MH7462b> with a person<MH1167> <i>given</i> to anger<MH639>, <t><p class="indent1">Or go<MH935> with a hot-tempered<MH2534> person<MH376>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Or<MH6435> you will learn<MH502> his ways<MH734> <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>find<MH3947> a snare<MH4170> for yourself<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Do not be among those who shake<MH8628> hands<MH3709>, <t><p class="indent1">Among those who become<MH6148> guarantors<MH6148> for debts<MH4859>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>If<MH518> you have<MH369> nothing<MH369> with which to repay<MH7999a>, <t><p class="indent1">Why<MH4100> should he take<MH3947> your bed<MH4904> from under<MH8478> you? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Do not move<MH5472> the ancient<MH5769> boundary<MH1366> <t><p class="indent1">Which<MH834> your fathers<MH1> have set<MH6213a>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Do you see<MH2372> a person<MH376> skilled<MH4106> in his work<MH4399>? <t><p class="indent1">He will stand<MH3320> before<MH6440> kings<MH4428>; <t><p class="indent1">He will not stand<MH3320> before<MH6440> obscure<MH2823> people<MH2823>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>meet together</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>reverence for</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>according to his way</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>has a good eye</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>has grace on his lips</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>idle</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>strange woman</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>there</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>much</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>They together</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>made you know</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>previous</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>truth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>return words of truth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>rob the soul</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>take</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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