Proverbs 22

A ^agood name is rather ^bto be chosen than great riches,

And loving favour rather than silver and gold.

²The rich and poor ^cmeet together:

^dThe Lord is ^ethe Maker of them all.

^3fA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself:

^fBut the simple pass on, and ^gare punished.

⁴By humility and the fear of the Lord

Are ⁱriches, and honour, and life.

^5kThorns and snares are in the way of the froward:

He that doth ^lkeep his soul shall be far from them.

^6mTrain up a child in the way he should go:

And when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷The rich ruleth over the poor,

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸He that ^osoweth ^piniquity shall ^preap vanity:

And the ^qrod of his anger shall fail.

^9sHe that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;

For ^the giveth of his bread to the poor.

^10uCast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;

Yea, ^wstrife and reproach shall cease.

^11xHe that loveth pureness of heart,

For the grace of his lips ^ythe king shall be his friend.

¹²The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,

And he ^zoverthroweth the words of the transgressor.

^13aThe slothful man saith, There is a lion without,

I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴The mouth of ^bstrange women is ^ca deep pit:

^dHe that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

¹⁵Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child;

But ^ethe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹⁶He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches,

And he that giveth to the rich, shall ^fsurely come to want.

^17gBow down thine ear, and hear ⁱthe words of the wise,

And ^happly thine heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep ⁱthem within thee;

They shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

¹⁹That thy trust may be in the Lord,

I have made known to thee this day, ^jeven to thee.

²⁰Have not I written to thee ^kexcellent things

In counsels and knowledge,

²¹That I might make thee know ^lthe certainty of the words of truth;

That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

^22mRob not the poor, because he is poor:

Neither ⁿoppress the afflicted ^oin the gate:

²³For ^pthe Lord will plead their cause,

And ^qspoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²⁴Make no friendship with ^ran angry man;

And with a furious man ^rrthou shalt not go:

²⁵Lest thou learn his ways,

And get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶Be not thou one of ^sthem that strike hands,

Or of ^sthem that are sureties for ^tdebts.

²⁷If thou hast nothing to pay,

Why should he ^utake away thy bed from under thee?

^28vRemove not the ^wancient landmark,

Which thy fathers have set.

^29xSeest thou a man ^ydiligent in his business?

He shall ^zstand before kings;

He shall not stand before mean men.

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