Proverbs 22

1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.NHEB — Proverbs 22:1

2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.NHEB — Proverbs 22:2

3 The shrewd see danger and take cover, but the naive keep on going and suffer for it.NHEB — Proverbs 22:3

4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.NHEB — Proverbs 22:4

5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.NHEB — Proverbs 22:5

6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.NHEB — Proverbs 22:6

7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.NHEB — Proverbs 22:7

8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail. God blesses a cheerful and generous person, but the vanity of his deeds he will bring to an end.NHEB — Proverbs 22:8

9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.NHEB — Proverbs 22:9

10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.NHEB — Proverbs 22:10

11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.NHEB — Proverbs 22:11

12 The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.NHEB — Proverbs 22:12

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."NHEB — Proverbs 22:13

14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.NHEB — Proverbs 22:14

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.NHEB — Proverbs 22:15

16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.NHEB — Proverbs 22:16

17 The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your heart to my instruction.NHEB — Proverbs 22:17

18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.NHEB — Proverbs 22:18

19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.NHEB — Proverbs 22:19

20 Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,NHEB — Proverbs 22:20

21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?NHEB — Proverbs 22:21

22 Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;NHEB — Proverbs 22:22

23 for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.NHEB — Proverbs 22:23

24 Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:NHEB — Proverbs 22:24

25 lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.NHEB — Proverbs 22:25

26 Do not be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.NHEB — Proverbs 22:26

27 If you do not have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?NHEB — Proverbs 22:27

28 Do not move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.NHEB — Proverbs 22:28

29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.NHEB — Proverbs 22:29