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Proverbs 22 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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On Life and Conduct

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:1 - A good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:2 - The rich and the poor [fn]have a common bond,
The LORD is the Maker of them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:3 - A prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:4 - The reward of humility and [fn]the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor, and life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:5 - Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:6 - Train up a child [fn]in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - One who sows injustice will reap disaster,
And the rod of his fury will perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:9 - One who [fn]is generous will be blessed,
Because he gives some of his food to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:10 - Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - One who loves purity of heart
And [fn]whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:12 - The eyes of the LORD protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The [fn]lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 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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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 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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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - One who oppresses the poor to make [fn]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:17 - Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:18 - For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
[fn]So that they may be ready on your lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:19 - So that your trust may be in the LORD,
I have [fn]taught you today, you indeed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:20 - Have I not written to you [fn]excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:21 - To make you know the [fn]certainty of the words of truth,
So that you may [fn]correctly answer him who sent you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor crush the needy at the gate;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:23 - For the LORD will plead their case
And [fn]take the life of those who rob them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:24 - Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a hot-tempered person,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 - Or you will learn his ways
And [fn]find a snare for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:26 - Do not be among those who shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27 - If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:28 - Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29 - Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit meet together
Or reverence for
Lit according to his way
Lit has a good eye
Lit has grace on his lips
Lit idle
Lit strange woman
Lit there
Lit much
Lit They together
Lit made you know
Or previous
Lit truth
Lit return words of truth
Lit rob the soul
Lit take
NASB20

New American Standard Bible 2020
Copyright (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
All rights reserved
https://www.lockman.org/new-american-standard-bible-nasb/

The "NASB," "NAS," "New American Standard Bible," and "New American Standard" trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation. Use of these trademarks requires the permission of The Lockman Foundation.

For Permission To Quote visit http://www.lockman.org

For more information on this translation, see the NASB20 Preface.

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