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Proverbs 22 :: Hebrew Names Version (HNV)

Pro 22:1A good name is more desirable than great riches, And loving favor is better than silver and gold.
Pro 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
Pro 22:3A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Pro 22:4The result of humility and the fear of the LORD Is wealth, honor, and life.
Pro 22:5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.
Pro 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Pro 22:7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Pro 22:8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, And the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Pro 22:9He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
Pro 22:10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; Yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Pro 22:11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully Is the king's friend.
Pro 22:12The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
Pro 22:13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
Pro 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: He who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
Pro 22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: The rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Pro 22:16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.
Pro 22:17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
Pro 22:18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, If all of them are ready on your lips.
Pro 22:19That your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
Pro 22:20Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things Of counsel and knowledge,
Pro 22:21To teach you truth, reliable words, To give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
Pro 22:22Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court;
Pro 22:23For the LORD will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.
Pro 22:24Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger:
Pro 22:25Lest you learn his ways, And ensnare your soul.
Pro 22:26Don't you be one of those who strike hands, Of those who are collateral for debts.
Pro 22:27If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Pro 22:28Don't move the ancient boundary stone, Which your fathers have set up.
Pro 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings; He won't serve obscure men.
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