Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Pro 22:1 |
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. |
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Pro 22:2 |
The rich and the poor [fn]have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all. |
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Pro 22:3 |
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the [fn]naive go on, and are punished for it. |
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Pro 22:4 |
The reward of humility and the [fn]fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. |
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Pro 22:5 |
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them. |
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Pro 22:6 |
Train up a child [fn]in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
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Pro 22:7 |
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave. |
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Pro 22:8 |
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish. |
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Pro 22:9 |
He who [fn]is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor. |
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Pro 22:10 |
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease. |
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Pro 22:11 |
He who loves purity of heart And [fn]whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend. |
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Pro 22:12 |
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man. |
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Pro 22:13 |
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!" |
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Pro 22:14 |
The mouth of [fn]an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall [fn]into it. |
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Pro 22:15 |
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him. |
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Pro 22:16 |
He who oppresses the poor to make [fn]more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. |
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Pro 22:17 |
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge; |
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Pro 22:18 |
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, [fn]That they may be ready on your lips. |
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Pro 22:19 |
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have [fn]taught you today, even you. |
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Pro 22:20 |
Have I not written to you [fn]excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, |
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Pro 22:21 |
To make you know the [fn]certainty of the words of truth That you may [fn]correctly answer him who sent you? |
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Pro 22:22 |
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate; |
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Pro 22:23 |
For the LORD will plead their case And [fn]take the life of those who rob them. |
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Pro 22:24 |
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, |
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Pro 22:25 |
Or you will learn his ways And [fn]find a snare for yourself. |
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Pro 22:26 |
Do not be among those who give [fn]pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts. |
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Pro 22:27 |
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you? |
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Pro 22:28 |
Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set. |
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Pro 22:29 |
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men. |
NASB Footnotes:
- (22:2) Literally: meet together
- (22:3) Literally: simple
- (22:4) Or, reverence
- (22:6) Literally: according to his way
- (22:9) Literally: has a good eye
- (22:11) Literally: has grace on his lips
- (22:14) Literally: strange woman
- (22:14) Literally: there
- (22:16) Literally: much
- (22:18) Literally: They together
- (22:19) Literally: made you know
- (22:20) Or, previous
- (22:21) Literally: truth
- (22:21) Literally: return to words of truth
- (22:23) Literally: rob the soul
- (22:25) Literally: take
- (22:26) Literally: strike hands
