The Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 22

1 p A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
 2 q The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is r the maker of them all.
 3 s The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
 4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is t riches and honor and life. 1
5 u Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever v guards his soul will keep far from them.
 6 w Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
 7 x The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
 8 Whoever y sows injustice will reap calamity,
and z the rod of his fury will fail.
 9 a Whoever has a bountiful 2 eye will be blessed,
for he b shares his bread with the poor.
 10 c Drive out a scoffer, d and strife will go out,
and e quarreling and abuse will cease.
 11 He who f loves purity of heart,
and whose g speech is gracious, h will have the king as his friend.
 12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he i overthrows the words of the traitor.
 13 j The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!"
 14 The mouth of k forbidden 3 women is l a deep pit;
m he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but n the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
 16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, o will only come to poverty.

  1. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 7:1
    A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.
  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 29:13
    The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
  3. Cross References
    Proverbs 14:31
    Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
    Job 31:15
    Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 27:12
    The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
    Proverbs 14:16
    One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
  5. Cross References
    Proverbs 21:20 - 21
    Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
  6. Cross References
    Proverbs 15:19
    The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
  7. Cross References
    Proverbs 21:23
    Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
    1 John 5:18
    We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
  8. Cross References
    Ephesians 6:4
    Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
    2 Timothy 3:15
    And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  9. Cross References
    James 2:6
    But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?
  10. Cross References
    Job 4:8
    As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
    Hosea 10:13
    You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors.
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:6
    That struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.
    Isaiah 30:31
    The Assyrians will be terror-stricken at the voice of the Lord, when he strikes with his rod.
  12. Cross References
    Proverbs 19:17
    Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
    2 Corinthians 9:6
    The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
  13. Cross References
    Proverbs 19:17
    Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
    Luke 14:13 - 14
    But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 21:9 - 10
    But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing.
  15. Cross References
    Proverbs 26:20
    For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
  16. Cross References
    Proverbs 26:20
    For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
  17. Cross References
    Proverbs 16:13
    Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.
    Psalms 101:6
    I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.
  18. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 10:12
    The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
  19. Cross References
    Proverbs 14:35
    A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
  20. Cross References
    Proverbs 21:12
    The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
    Proverbs 11:3
    The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
  21. Cross References
    Proverbs 26:13
    The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!
  22. Cross References
    Proverbs 2:16
    So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.
  23. Cross References
    Proverbs 23:27
    For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well.
  24. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 7:26
    And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.
  25. Cross References
    Proverbs 13:24
    Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
  26. Cross References
    Proverbs 28:22
    A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
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