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  22:1 ¶
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold. |
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22:1 ¶
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold. |
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22:2
The rich and poor meet together: Yahweh [is] the maker of them all. |
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22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all. |
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22:3
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
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22:3
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
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22:4
By humility [and] the fear of Yahweh [are] riches, and honour, and life. |
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22:4
By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life. |
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22:5
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. |
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22:5
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. |
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22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. |
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22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. |
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22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender. |
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22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender. |
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22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. |
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22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. |
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22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. |
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22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. |
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22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. |
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22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. |
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22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend. |
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22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend. |
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22:12
The eyes of Yahweh preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. |
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22:12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. |
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22:13
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. |
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22:13
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. |
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22:14
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of Yahweh shall fall therein. |
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22:14
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. |
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22:15
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
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22:15
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
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22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want. |
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22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want. |
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22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. |
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22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. |
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22:18
For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. |
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22:18
For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. |
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22:19
That thy trust may be in Yahweh, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. |
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22:19
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. |
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22:20
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, |
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22:20
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, |
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22:21
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? |
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22:21
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? |
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22:22
Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: |
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22:22
Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: |
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22:23
For Yahweh will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. |
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22:23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. |
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22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: |
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22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: |
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22:25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. |
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22:25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. |
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22:26
Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts. |
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22:26
Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts. |
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22:27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
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22:27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
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22:28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. |
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22:28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. |
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22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men]. |
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22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men]. |
