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