Proverbs 22:1 A good name8034 is more desirable977 than great7227 riches,6239 and loving2896 favor2580 is better than silver3701 and gold.20912 The rich6223 and the poor7326 have this in common:6298 Yahweh3068 is the maker6213 of them all.
3 A prudent6175 man sees7200 danger,7451 and hides5641 himself; but the simple6612 pass on,5674 and suffer6064 for it.
4 The result6118 of humility6038 and the fear3374 of Yahweh3068 is wealth,6239 honor,3519 and life.24165 Thorns6791 and snares6341 are in the path1870 of the wicked:6141 whoever guards8104 his soul5315 stays from7368 them.
6 Train up2596 a child5288 in the way1870 he should go,6310 and when he is old2204 he will not depart5493 from it.
7 The rich6223 rule4910 over the poor.7326 The borrower3867 is servant5650 to the lender.3768 He who sows2232 wickedness5766 reaps7114 trouble,205 and the rod7626 of his fury5678 will be destroyed.36159 He who has a generous2896 eye5869 will be blessed;1288 for he shares5414 his food3899 with the poor.180010 Drive out1644 the mocker,3887 and strife1779 will go out;3318 yes, quarrels1779 and insults7036 will stop.767311 He who loves157 purity2890 of heart3820 and speaks8193 gracefully2580 is the king's4428 friend.745312 The eyes5869 of Yahweh3068 watch5341 over knowledge;1847 but he frustrates5557 the words1697 of the unfaithful.89813 The sluggard6102 says,559 "There is a lion738 outside!2351 I will be killed7523 in8432 the streets!"733914 The mouth6310 of an adulteress2114 is a deep6013 pit:7745 he who is under Yahweh's3068 wrath2194 will fall5307 into it.
15 Folly200 is bound7194 up in the heart3820 of a child:5288 the rod7626 of discipline4148 drives it far7368 from him.
16 Whoever oppresses6231 the poor1800 for his own increase7235 and whoever gives5414 to the rich,6223 both come to poverty.4270
Proverbs 22:17 Turn5186 your ear,241 and listen241 to the words1697 of the wise.2450 Apply7896 your heart3820 to my teaching.184718 For it is a pleasant thing5273 if you keep8104 them within990 you, if all3162 of them are ready3559 on your lips.819319 That your trust4009 may be in Yahweh,3068 I teach3045 you today,3117 even you.
20 Haven't I written3789 to you8032 thirty excellent things7991 of counsel4156 and knowledge,184721 To teach3045 you truth,571 reliable7189 words,561 to give561 sound571 answers7725 to the ones who sent7971 you?
Proverbs 22:22 Don't exploit1497 the poor,1800 because he is poor;1800 and don't crush1792 the needy6041 in court;817923 for Yahweh3068 will plead7378 their case,7379 and plunder6906 the life5315 of those who plunder6906 them.
Proverbs 22:24 Don't befriend7462 a hot-tempered639 man,1167 and don't associate935 with one1167 who harbors anger:253425 lest you learn502 his ways,734 and3947 ensnare4170 your soul.5315
Proverbs 22:26 Don't you be one of those who strike8628 hands,3709 of those who are collateral6148 for debts.485927 If you don't have means to pay,7999 why should he take away3947 your bed4904 from under you?
Proverbs 22:28 Don't move5253 the ancient5769 boundary stone,1366 which your fathers1 have set6213 up.
Proverbs 22:29 Do you see2372 a man376 skilled4106 in his work?4399 He will serve33206440 kings.4428 He won't serve33206440 obscure2823 men.