Proverbs 22
1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
The rich and the poor meet together. Jehovah is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.
The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches and honor and life.
5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Thorns and snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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.
The rich rule 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.
He who sows 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.
He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out, yea, strife and reproach will cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips, the king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The sluggard says, There is a lion outside. I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall in it.
15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, and he who gives to a rich man, comes only to want.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written to thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge,
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?
22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
For Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and thou shall not go with a wrathful man,
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Be thou not one of those who strike hands, or of those who are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If thou have not wherewith 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 set.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
