Proverbs 22
1 A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.
A good name is preferable to abundant riches, and good grace, to silver and to gold.
2 The rich and poore meete together: the Lord 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 plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.
The reward of humility [and] the fear of the Lord are riches and honor, and life.
5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre 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 Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall 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 the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.
A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.
8 He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.
9 He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
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 strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.
Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
11 Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe 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 the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.
The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, and he overturneth the words of the treacherous.
13 The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.
The slothful saith, There is a lion without, in the midst of the streets shall I be murdered.
14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, 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 Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.
16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, [must at length] give to the rich, and come only to want.
17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.
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 the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.
That thy trust may be in the Lord, have I made them known to thee this day, yea, even to thee.
20 Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
Have not I written for thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to 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 Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;
23 For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.
For the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the life of those that despoil them.
24 Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,
Make no friendship with a man given to anger; and with a man of fury thou must have no intercourse:
25 Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare for thy own soul.
26 Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie 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 paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?
If thou have nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have established.
29 Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
Seest thou a man that is diligent in his work? before kings may he place himself: let him not place himself before obscure men.
