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| 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 better than great riches: and good favour is above 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 name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold good grace. |
| Proverbs 22:2 | The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. | The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both. | The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all. | Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah. |
| Proverbs 22:3 | A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. | The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss. | The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble. | The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished. |
| Proverbs 22:4 | By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. | The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life. | The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life. | The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life. |
| Proverbs 22:5 | Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. | Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth 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 snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them. |
| Proverbs 22:6 | Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. | It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, 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. | Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it. |
| Proverbs 22:7 | The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. | The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth. | The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor. | The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender. |
| Proverbs 22:8 | He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. | He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed. | By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken. | Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out. |
| Proverbs 22:9 | He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. | He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers. | He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor. | The good of eye he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor. |
| Proverbs 22:10 | Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. | Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease. | Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end. | Cast out a scorner and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease. |
| Proverbs 22:11 | He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. | He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend. | He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. | Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend. |
| Proverbs 22:12 | The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. | The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown. | The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned. | The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous. |
| Proverbs 22:13 | The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. | The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets. | The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets. | The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.` |
| Proverbs 22:14 | The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. | The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it. | The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it. | A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there. |
| Proverbs 22:15 | Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. | Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away. | 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 up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. |
| Proverbs 22:16 | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. | He that oppresseth the poor, to in- crease his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need. | 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 is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich only to want. |
| Proverbs 22:17 | Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. | Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine : | Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge. | Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge, |
| Proverbs 22:18 | For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. | Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips: | For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips. | For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips. |
| Proverbs 22:19 | 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 the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day. | So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you. | That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. |
| Proverbs 22:20 | Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, | Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge : | Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge, | Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge? |
| Proverbs 22:21 | 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? | That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent 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? | To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee. |
| Proverbs 22:22 | Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: | Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy 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, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. |
| Proverbs 22:23 | For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. | Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul. | For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods. | For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers. |
| Proverbs 22:24 | Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: | Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: | Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man: | Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, |
| Proverbs 22:25 | Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. | Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul. | For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul. | Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul. |
| Proverbs 22:26 | Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. | Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves 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 thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens. |
| Proverbs 22:27 | If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? | For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed? | 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 doth he take thy bed from under thee? |
| Proverbs 22:28 | Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. | Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set. | Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place. | Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made. |
| Proverbs 22:29 | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. | Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure. | 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 speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men! |
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