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| Proverbs 22:1 | A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold. | A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold. | | A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold. |
| Proverbs 22:2 | The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all. | The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all. | | The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all. |
| Proverbs 22:3 | A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. | The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble. | | A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
| Proverbs 22:4 | The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life. | The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life. | | The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life. |
| Proverbs 22:5 | Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. | Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them. | | Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them. |
| Proverbs 22:6 | Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. | If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it. | | Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| Proverbs 22:7 | The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender. | The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor. | | The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender. |
| Proverbs 22:8 | He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail. | By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken. | | He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end. |
| Proverbs 22:9 | He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor. | He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor. | | He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor. |
| Proverbs 22:10 | Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease. | Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end. | | Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease. |
| Proverbs 22:11 | He that loveth pureness of heart, [For] the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. | He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. | | He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend. |
| Proverbs 22:12 | The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man. | The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned. | | The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful. |
| Proverbs 22:13 | The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets. | The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets. | | The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets! |
| Proverbs 22:14 | The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein. | The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it. | | The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein. |
| Proverbs 22:15 | Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. | Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him. | | Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
| Proverbs 22:16 | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want. | He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need. | | He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want. |
| Proverbs 22:17 | Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. | Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge. | | Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. |
| Proverbs 22:18 | For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips. | For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips. | | For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips. |
| Proverbs 22:19 | That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee. | So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you. | | That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee. |
| Proverbs 22:20 | Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, | Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge, | | Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge, |
| Proverbs 22:21 | To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? | To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you? | | 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? |
| Proverbs 22:22 | Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: | Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge: | | Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; |
| Proverbs 22:23 | For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them. | For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods. | | for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them. |
| Proverbs 22:24 | Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: | Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man: | | Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man; |
| Proverbs 22:25 | Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul. | For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul. | | lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul. |
| Proverbs 22:26 | Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts. | Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts: | | Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts: |
| Proverbs 22:27 | If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? | If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you. | | if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
| Proverbs 22:28 | Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set. | Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place. | | Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set. |
| Proverbs 22:29 | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. | Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons. | | Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean. |
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