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Proverbs 22 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

On Life and Conduct

Pro 22:1

Pro 22:1A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

Pro 22:2

Pro 22:2The rich and the poor [fn]have a common bond,
The LORD is the maker of them all.

Pro 22:3

Pro 22:3The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the [fn]naive go on, and are punished for it.

Pro 22:4

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

Pro 22:5

Pro 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.

Pro 22:6

Pro 22:6Train up a child [fn]in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Pro 22:7

Pro 22:7The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

Pro 22:8

Pro 22:8He who sows iniquity will reap vanity,
And the rod of his fury will perish.

Pro 22:9

Pro 22:9He who [fn]is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

Pro 22:10

Pro 22:10Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.

Pro 22:11

Pro 22:11He who loves purity of heart
And [fn]whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

Pro 22:12

Pro 22:12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

Pro 22:13

Pro 22:13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

Pro 22:14

Pro 22:14The mouth of [fn]an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is cursed of the LORD will fall [fn]into it.

Pro 22:15

Pro 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

Pro 22:16

Pro 22:16He who oppresses the poor to make [fn]more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Pro 22:17

Pro 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Pro 22:18

Pro 22:18For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
[fn]That they may be ready on your lips.

Pro 22:19

Pro 22:19So that your trust may be in the LORD,
I have [fn]taught you today, even you.

Pro 22:20

Pro 22:20Have I not written to you [fn]excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,

Pro 22:21

Pro 22:21To make you know the [fn]certainty of the words of truth
That you may [fn]correctly answer him who sent you?

Pro 22:22

Pro 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Pro 22:23

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

Pro 22:24

Pro 22:24Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,

Pro 22:25

Pro 22:25Or you will learn his ways
And [fn]find a snare for yourself.

Pro 22:26

Pro 22:26Do not be among those who give [fn]pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

Pro 22:27

Pro 22:27If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?

Pro 22:28

Pro 22:28Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

Pro 22:29

Pro 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: meet together
Literally: simple
Or, reverence
Literally: according to his way
Literally: has a good eye
Literally: has grace on his lips
Literally: strange woman
Literally: there
Literally: much
Literally: They together
Literally: made you know
Or, previous
Literally: truth
Literally: return to words of truth
Literally: rob the soul
Literally: take
Literally: strike hands
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