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Proverbs 22

On Life and Conduct

1

A  agood nameh8034 is to be moreh4480 desiredh977 thanh4480 greath7227a wealthh6239, Favorh2580 is betterh2896a thanh4480 silverh3701 and goldh2091.

2

The richh6223 and the poorh7326  1haveh6298 a commonh6298 bondh6298, The LORDh3068 is the  amakerh6213a of them allh3605.

3

The  aprudenth6175 seesh7200 the evilh7463a and hidesh5641 himself, But the  1naiveh6612a goh5674a on, and are punishedh6064 for it.

4

The rewardh6118 of humilityh6038 and the  1fearh3374 of the LORDh3068 Are richesh6239, honorh3519b and lifeh2425b.

5

 aThornsh6791 and snaresh6341a are in the wayh1870 of the perverseh6141; He who guardsh8104 himselfh5315 will be farh7368 from them.

6

 aTrainh2596 up a childh5288  1in the wayh1870 he should go, Evenh1571 whenh3588 he is oldh2204 he will not departh5493 from it.

7

The  arichh6223 rulesh4910 over the poorh7326, And the borrowerh3867b becomes the lender'sh3867b slaveh5650.

8

He who  asowsh2232 iniquityh5767b will reaph7114b vanityh205, And the  brodh7626 of his furyh5678 will perishh3615.

9

He who  1is  ageneroush2896ah5869 will be blessedh1288, For he  bgivesh5414 someh4480 of his foodh3899 to the poorh1800b.

10

 aDriveh1644 out the scofferh3917b, and contentionh4066 will goh3318 out, Even strifeh1779 and dishonorh7036 will ceaseh7673a.

11

He who lovesh157  apurityh2889 of hearth3820 And  1whose speechh8193 is  bgracioush2580, the kingh4428 is his friendh7453.

12

The eyesh5869 of the LORDh3068 preserveh5341 knowledgeh1847, But He overthrowsh5557 the wordsh1697 of the treacheroush898 man.

13

The  asluggardh6102 saysh559, "There is a lionh738 outsideh2351; I will be killedh7523 in the streetsh7339!"

14

The mouthh6310 of  1 aan adulteressh2114a is a deeph6013 pith7745; He who is  bcursedh2194 of the LORDh3068 will fallh5307  2into it.

15

Foolishnessh200 is boundh7194 up in the hearth3820 of a childh5288; The  arodh7626 of disciplineh4148 will removeh7368 it farh7368 from him.

16

He  awho oppressesh6231 the poorh1800b to makeh7235a  1moreh7235a for himself Or who givesh5414 to the richh6223,  bwill onlyh389 come to povertyh4270.

17

 aInclineh5186 your earh241 and hearh8085 the wordsh1697 of the wiseh2450, And applyh7896 your mindh3820 to my knowledgeh1847;

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For it will be  apleasanth5273a ifh3588 you keeph8104 them withinh990 you,  1That they may be readyh3559 on your lipsh8193.

19

So that your  atrusth4009 may be in the LORDh3068, I have  1taughth3045 you todayh3117, evenh637 you.

20

Have I not writtenh3789 to you  1 aexcellenth7991c thingsh7991c Of counselsh4156 and knowledgeh1847,

21

To make you  aknowh3045 the  1certaintyh7189b of the wordsh561 of truthh571 That you may  2 bcorrectlyh571 answerh7725 him who senth7971 you?

22

 aDo not robh1497 the poorh1800b becauseh3588 he is poorh1800b, Or  bcrushh1792 the afflictedh6041 at the gateh8179;

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For the LORDh3068 will  apleadh7378 their caseh7379 And  1takeh6906 the lifeh5315 of those who robh6906 them.

24

Do not associateh7462b with a manh1167 given to angerh639; Or goh935 with a  ahot-temperedh2534 manh376,

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Orh6435 you will  alearnh502 his waysh734 And  1findh3947 a snareh4170 for yourselfh5315.

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Do not be among those who  agiveh8628h3709  1pledgesh8628h3709, Among those who becomeh6148 guarantorsh6148 for debtsh4859.

27

Ifh518 you haveh369 nothingh369 with which to payh7999a, Whyh4100 should he  atakeh3947 your bedh4904 from underh8478 you?

28

 aDo not moveh5472 the ancienth5769 boundaryh1366 Whichh834 your fathersh1 have seth6213a.

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Do you seeh2372 a manh376 skilledh4106 in his workh4399? He will  astandh3320 beforeh6440 kingsh4428; He will not standh3320 beforeh6440 obscureh2823 menh2823.



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