Proverbs 22:6–12

6 Start children off on the way they should go,

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,

and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

9 The generous will themselves be blessed,

for they share their food with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;

quarrels and insults are ended.

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace

will have the king for a friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,

but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go:

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

7 The rich ruleth over the poor,

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity:

And the rod of his anger shall fail.

9 He that hath a bountiful eye 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.

11 He that loveth pureness of heart,

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

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,

And he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

6 Direct your children onto the right path,

and when they are older, they will not leave it.

7 Just as the rich rule the poor,

so the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,

and their reign of terror will come to an end.

9 Blessed are those who are generous,

because they feed the poor.

10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.

Quarrels and insults will disappear.

11 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech

will have the king as a friend.

12 The Lord preserves those with knowledge,

but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go,

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

7 The rich rules over the poor,

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow,

And the rod of his anger will fail.

9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed,

For he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;

Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

11 He who loves purity of heart

And has grace on his lips,

The king will be his friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,

But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

6 Train children to live the right way,

and when they are old, they will not stray from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor,

and borrowers are servants to lenders.

8 Those who plan evil will receive trouble.

Their cruel anger will come to an end.

9 Generous people will be blessed,

because they share their food with the poor.

10 Get rid of the one who makes fun of wisdom.

Then fighting, quarrels, and insults will stop.

11 Whoever loves pure thoughts and kind words

will have even the king as a friend.

12 The Lord guards knowledge,

but he destroys false words.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go,

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

7 The rich ruleth over the poor;

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity;

And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;

For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;

Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

11 He that loveth pureness of heart,

For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge;

But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

6 Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.

11 He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.

12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.

6 Train a child in the way he should go, 

and even when he is old he will not turn away from it. 

7 A rich person rules poor people, 

and a borrower is a slave to a lender. 

8 Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble, 

and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed. 

9 Whoever is generous will be blessed 

because he has shared his food with the poor. 

10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict will leave. 

Quarreling and abuse will stop. 

11 Whoever loves a pure heart and whoever speaks graciously 

has a king as his friend. 

12 The Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge, 

but he overturns the words of a treacherous person. 

6 Teach a youth about the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

8 The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,

and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 A generous person will be blessed,

for he shares his food with the poor.

10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;

then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

11 The one who loves a pure heart

and gracious lips—the king is his friend.

12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,

but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

6 Train children in the right way,

and when old, they will not stray.

7 The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,

and the rod of anger will fail.

9 Those who are generous are blessed,

for they share their bread with the poor.

10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;

quarreling and abuse will cease.

11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech

will have the king as a friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,

but he overthrows the words of the faithless.

6 Train the child concerning his way;

even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

7 The rich will rule over the poor,

and the borrower is a slave of the lender.

8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity,

and the rod of his anger will fail.

9 He who is generous will be blessed,

for he gives to the poor from his own bread.

10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;

quarrel and abuse will cease.

11 He who loves purity of heart

and has gracious speech, his friend is the king.

12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge,

but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

6 Train a child in the way he should go.

When he is old, he will not turn away from it.

7 Rich people rule over those who are poor.

Borrowers are slaves to lenders.

8 Anyone who plants evil gathers a harvest of trouble.

His power to beat others down will be destroyed.

9 Anyone who gives freely will be blessed.

That’s because he shares his food with those who are poor.

10 If you drive away those who make fun of others, fighting also goes away.

Arguing and unkind words will stop.

11 Have a pure and loving heart, and speak kindly.

Then you will be a friend of the king.

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge.

But he does away with the words of those who aren’t faithful.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go,

Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich rules over the poor,

And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

8 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity,

And the rod of his fury will perish.

9 He who is generous will be blessed,

For he gives some of his food to the poor.

10 Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,

Even strife and dishonor will cease.

11 He who loves purity of heart

And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,

But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.