Proverbs 22
1 A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is preferable to abundant riches, and good grace, to silver and to gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker them all.
3 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
The reward of humility [and] the fear of the Lord are riches and honor, and life.
5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Thorns and snares are on the way of a perverse man: he that doth guard his soul will keep far from them.
6 Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Train up the lad in accordance with his course: even when he groweth old, will he not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.
8 He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
A man of a benevolent eye will indeed 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.
Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.
He that loveth with a pure heart, and hath grace on his lips, will have the king as his friend.
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.
The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, and he overturneth the words of the treacherous.
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
The slothful saith, There is a lion without, in the midst of the streets shall I be murdered.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.
A deep pit is the mouth of adulterous women: he that hath obtained the indignation of the Lord will fall thereinto.
15 Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, [must at length] give to the rich, and come only to want.
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thy bosom, if they be altogether firmly seated upon thy lips.
19 That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
That thy trust may be in the Lord, have I made them known to thee this day, yea, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,
Have not I written for thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
That I might make thee know rectitude, the sayings of truth; that thou mightest bring back answers of truth to those that send thee?
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;
23 for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.
For the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the life of those that despoil them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;
Make no friendship with a man given to anger; and with a man of fury thou must have no intercourse:
25 lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare for thy own soul.
26 Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:
Be not one of those that pledge their hand, or of those that are sureties for debts.
27 if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If thou have nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have established.
29 Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.
Seest thou a man that is diligent in his work? before kings may he place himself: let him not place himself before obscure men.
