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Proverbs 22

On Life and Conduct

1

A  agood name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.

2

The rich and the poor  1have a common bond, The LORD is the  amaker of them all.

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The  aprudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the  1naive go on, and are punished for it.

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The reward of humility and the  1fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

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 aThorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

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 aTrain up a child  1in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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The  arich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.

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He who  asows iniquity will reap vanity, And the  brod of his fury will perish.

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He who  1is  agenerous will be blessed, For he  bgives some of his food to the poor.

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 aDrive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

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He who loves  apurity of heart And  1whose speech is  bgracious, the king is his friend.

12

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

13

The  asluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

14

The mouth of  1 aan adulteress is a deep pit; He who is  bcursed of the LORD will fall  2into it.

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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The  arod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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He  awho oppresses the poor to make  1more for himself Or who gives to the rich,  bwill only come to poverty.

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 aIncline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

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For it will be  apleasant if you keep them within you,  1That they may be ready on your lips.

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So that your  atrust may be in the LORD, I have  1taught you today, even you.

20

Have I not written to you  1 aexcellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

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To make you  aknow the  1certainty of the words of truth That you may  2 bcorrectly answer him who sent you?

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 aDo not rob the poor because he is poor, Or  bcrush the afflicted at the gate;

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For the LORD will  aplead their case And  1take the life of those who rob them.

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Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a  ahot-tempered man,

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Or you will  alearn his ways And  1find a snare for yourself.

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Do not be among those who  agive  1pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he  atake your bed from under you?

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 aDo not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.

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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will  astand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.



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