(KJV) Proverbs 22

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⥃A Good Name

[1] A [good] name1 [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than2 silver and gold. [2] The rich3 and poor meet together: the Lord4 [is] the maker of them all. [3] A prudent5 [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple6 pass on, and are punished. [4] By7 humility [and] the fear of the Lord [are] riches, and honour, and life. [5] Thorns8 [and] snares [are] in the9 way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. [6] Train up10 a child11 in the way12 he should go: and when13 he is old, he will not depart from it. [7] The rich14 ruleth over the poor, and the borrower15 [is] servant to the lender16. [8] He that17 soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail18. [9] He that hath a bountiful eye19 shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. [10] Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.20 [11] He that21 loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips22 the king23 [shall be] his friend. [12] The eyes24 of the25 Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words26 of the transgressor. [13] The slothful27 [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. [14] The mouth28 of strange women [is] a deep pit29: he that is abhorred30 of the Lord shall fall therein. [15] Foolishness31 [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but32] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. [16] He that oppresseth33 the poor to increase his [riches], [and] he that giveth34 to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

⥃Saying 1

[17] Bow35 down thine ear, and hear36 the words of the wise, and apply37 thine heart unto my knowledge. [18] For [it is38] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee39; they shall withal be fitted40 in thy lips. [19] That thy41 trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee42. [20] Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,43 [21] That I44 might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer45 the words of truth to them that send unto thee46?

⥃Saying 2

[22] Rob47 not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress48 the afflicted in the gate49: [23] For the Lord50 will plead their cause, and spoil51 the soul of those that spoiled them.

⥃Saying 3

[24] Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:52 [25] Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.53

⥃Saying 4

[26] Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.54 [27] If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?55

⥃Saying 5

[28] Remove56 not the ancient landmark57, which thy fathers have set.

⥃Saying 6

[29] Seest thou a man58 diligent in his business? he shall stand59 before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men60].

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  1. 1Kgs 1:47; Eccl 7:1; Luke 10:20; Phil 4:3; Heb 11:39 ↩

  2. or, favour is better than, etc. Acts 7:10 ↩

  3. Prov 29:13; 1Sam 2:7; Ps 49:1-2; Luke 16:19-20; 1Cor 12:21; Jas 2:2-5 ↩

  4. Prov 14:31; Job 31:15, Job 34:19 ↩

  5. Prov 14:16, Prov 27:12; Exod 9:20-21; Isa 26:20-21; Matt 24:15-18; 1Thess 5:2-6; Heb 6:18, Heb 11:7 ↩

  6. Prov 7:7, Prov 7:22-23, Prov 9:16-18, Prov 29:1 ↩

  7. etc. Heb. The reward of humility, etc. Prov 3:16, Prov 21:21; Ps 34:9-10, Ps 112:1-3; Isa 33:6, Isa 57:15; Matt 6:33; 1Tim 4:8; Jas 4:6, Jas 4:10 ↩

  8. Prov 13:15, Prov 15:19; Josh 23:13; Job 18:8; Ps 11:6, Ps 18:26-27 ↩

  9. Prov 13:3, Prov 16:17, Prov 19:16; Ps 91:1; 1John 5:18; Jude 1:20-21 ↩

  10. or, Catechize ↩

  11. Gen 18:19; Deut 4:9, Deut 6:7; Ps 78:3-6; Eph 6:4; 2Tim 3:15 ↩

  12. Heb. his way ↩

  13. 1Sam 1:28, 1Sam 2:26, 1Sam 12:2-3 ↩

  14. Prov 22:16, Prov 22:22, Prov 14:31, Prov 18:23; Amos 2:6, Amos 4:1, Amos 5:11-12, Amos 8:4, Amos 8:6; Jas 2:6, Jas 5:1, Jas 5:4 ↩

  15. 2Kgs 4:1; Neh 5:4-5; Isa 24:2; Matt 18:25 ↩

  16. Heb. man that lendeth ↩

  17. Job 4:8; Hos 8:7, Hos 10:13; Gal 6:7-8 ↩

  18. or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed, Prov 14:3; Ps 125:3; Isa 9:4, Isa 10:5, Isa 14:29, Isa 30:31 ↩

  19. Heb. Good of eye, Prov 11:25, Prov 19:17, Prov 21:13; Deut 15:7-11, Deut 28:56; Job 31:16-20; Ps 41:1-3; Ps 112:9; Eccl 11:1-2; Isa 32:8, Isa 58:7-12; Matt 20:15, Matt 25:34-40; Mark 7:22; Luke 6:35-38; Acts 20:35; 2Cor 8:1-2, 2Cor 9:6-11; 1Tim 6:18-19; Heb 6:10, Heb 13:16; 1Pet 4:9 ↩

  20. Prov 21:24, Prov 26:20-21; Gen 21:9-10; Neh 4:1-3, Neh 13:28; Ps 101:5; Matt 18:17; 1Cor 5:5-6, 1Cor 5:13 ↩

  21. Prov 16:13; Ps 101:6; Matt 5:8 ↩

  22. or, and hath grace in his lips, Ps 45:2; Luke 4:22 ↩

  23. Gen 41:39-57; Ezra 7:6-11; Neh 2:4-6; Esth 10:3; Dan 2:46-49, Dan 3:30; Dan 6:20-23 ↩

  24. 2Chr 16:9; Isa 59:19-21; Matt 16:16-18; Acts 5:39, Acts 12:23-24; Rev 11:3-11; Rev 12:14-17 ↩

  25. Job 5:12-13; Acts 8:9-12, Acts 13:8-12; 2Thess 2:8; 2Tim 3:8-9 ↩

  26. or, matters ↩

  27. That is, the slothful man uses any pretext, however improbable, to indulge his love of ease and indolence. Prov 15:19, Prov 26:13-16; Num 13:32-33 ↩

  28. Prov 2:16-19, Prov 5:3-23, Prov 6:24-29, Prov 7:5-27, Prov 23:27; Judg 16:20-21; Neh 13:26; Eccl 7:26 ↩

  29. That is, it is like a deep pit, or pitfall, in which animals are often taken alive. ↩

  30. Deut 32:19; Ps 81:12 ↩

  31. Job 14:4; Ps 51:5; John 3:6; Eph 2:3 ↩

  32. Prov 13:24, Prov 19:18, Prov 23:13-14, Prov 29:15, Prov 29:17; Heb 12:10-11 ↩

  33. Prov 22:22-23, Prov 14:31, Prov 28:3; Job 20:19-29; Ps 12:5; Mic 2:2-3; Zech 7:9-14; Jas 2:13, Jas 5:1-5 ↩

  34. Luke 6:33-35, Luke 14:12-14, Luke 16:24 ↩

  35. Prov 2:2-5, Prov 5:1-2 ↩

  36. Prov 1:3, Prov 3:1, Prov 4:4-8, Prov 8:33-34; Isa 55:3; Matt 17:5 ↩

  37. Prov 23:12; Ps 90:12; Eccl 7:25, Eccl 8:9, Eccl 8:16 ↩

  38. Prov 2:10, Prov 3:17, Prov 24:13-14; Ps 19:10, Ps 119:103, Ps 119:111, Ps 119:162; Jer 15:16 ↩

  39. Heb. within thy belly, Job 32:18-19; John 7:38 ↩

  40. Prov 8:6, Prov 10:13, Prov 10:21, Prov 15:7, Prov 16:21, Prov 25:11; Ps 119:13, Ps 119:171; Mal 2:7; Heb 13:15 ↩

  41. Prov 3:5; Ps 62:8; Isa 12:2, Isa 26:4; Jer 17:7; 1Pet 1:21 ↩

  42. or, trust thou also ↩

  43. Prov 8:6; Ps 12:6; Hos 8:12; 2Tim 3:15-17; 2Pet 1:19-21 ↩

  44. Luke 1:3-4; John 20:31; 1John 5:13 ↩

  45. 1Pet 3:15 ↩

  46. or, those that send thee ↩

  47. Prov 23:10-11; Ezek 22:29 ↩

  48. Prov 22:16; Exod 23:6; Job 29:12-16, Job 31:16, Job 31:21; Zech 7:10; Mal 3:5 ↩

  49. That is, in the court of justice, which, as we have already seen, was held at the gates of cities in the East. ↩

  50. Prov 23:11; 1Sam 24:12, 1Sam 24:15, 1Sam 25:39; Ps 12:5, Ps 35:1, Ps 35:10, Ps 43:1, Ps 68:5, Ps 140:12; Jer 50:34, Jer 51:36; Mic 7:9; Mal 3:5 ↩

  51. Isa 33:1; Hab 2:8 ↩

  52. Prov 21:24, Prov 29:22; 2Cor 6:14-17 ↩

  53. Prov 13:20; Ps 106:35; 1Cor 15:33 ↩

  54. Prov 6:1-5, Prov 11:15, Prov 17:18, Prov 27:13 ↩

  55. Prov 20:16; Exod 22:26-27; 2Kgs 4:1 ↩

  56. Prov 23:10; Deut 19:14, Deut 27:17; Job 24:2 ↩

  57. or, bound ↩

  58. Prov 10:4, Prov 12:24; 1Kgs 11:28; Eccl 9:10; Matt 25:21, Matt 25:23; Rom 12:11; 2Tim 4:2 ↩

  59. That is, he shall have the honour of serving kings; as the phrase denotes. ↩

  60. Heb. obscure men ↩