Proverbs · Catholic Public Domain Version
Proverbs 22 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
3 The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage.
3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
6 The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver.
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
10 Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11 Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
12 Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.
15 Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
17 Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips,
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
19 so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day.
19 I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.
20 Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,
20 Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
21 so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.
21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
22 Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24 Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
25 lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
25 lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
26 Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
27 For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?
27 If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
29 Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ecclesiastes 7:1; Luke 10:20; 1 Kings 1:47
- 2 Job 31:15; 1 Samuel 2:7; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 29:13; Job 34:19
- 3 Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 29:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6; Hebrews 11:7
- 4 James 4:10; Matthew 6:33; Psalm 34:9–10; Proverbs 21:21; Psalm 112:1–3
- 5 Proverbs 16:17; Jude 20–21; 1 John 5:18; Proverbs 15:19; Psalm 18:26–27
- 6 Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:7; 2 Timothy 3:15; Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:9
- 7 2 Kings 4:1; Matthew 18:25; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 18:23; Proverbs 14:31
- 8 Galatians 6:7–8; Job 4:8; Isaiah 30:31; Psalm 125:3; Hosea 10:13
- 9 Proverbs 19:17; Hebrews 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:18–19; Acts 20:35; 1 Peter 4:9
- 10 1 Corinthians 5:5–6; Proverbs 26:20–21; 1 Corinthians 5:13; Psalm 101:5; Nehemiah 13:28
- 11 Matthew 5:8; Proverbs 16:13; Psalm 101:6; Proverbs 14:35; Psalm 45:2
- 12 2 Timothy 3:8–9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Acts 13:8–12; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Job 5:12–13
- 13 Proverbs 26:13–16; Numbers 13:32–33; Proverbs 15:19
- 14 Ecclesiastes 7:26; Proverbs 23:27; Proverbs 6:24–29; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:5–27
- 15 Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 23:13–14; Hebrews 12:10–11
- 16 Proverbs 22:22–23; James 2:13; Psalm 12:5; James 5:1–5; Luke 14:12–14
- 17 Proverbs 23:12; Psalm 90:12; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 2:2–5
- 18 Jeremiah 15:16; Proverbs 2:10; Proverbs 8:6; Psalm 119:103; Proverbs 15:7
- 19 Psalm 62:8; Isaiah 12:2; Proverbs 3:5; Isaiah 26:4; 1 Peter 1:21
- 20 2 Peter 1:19–21; Proverbs 8:6; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; Psalm 12:6; Hosea 8:12
- 21 Luke 1:3–4; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 John 5:13; John 20:31
- 22 Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5; Exodus 23:6; Proverbs 22:16; Job 31:21
- 23 Psalm 140:12; Psalm 12:5; Jeremiah 51:36; Proverbs 23:11; 1 Samuel 25:39
- 24 Proverbs 29:22; 2 Corinthians 6:14–17; Proverbs 21:24
- 25 1 Corinthians 15:33; Psalm 106:35; Proverbs 13:20
- 26 Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 6:1–5; Proverbs 27:13
- 27 Proverbs 20:16; 2 Kings 4:1; Exodus 22:26–27
- 28 Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:17; Proverbs 23:10; Job 24:2
- 29 1 Kings 11:28; Matthew 25:21; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 10:4; Matthew 25:23
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Scripture says, "The rich and the poor meet together, the Lord is the Maker of them both." The rich and the poor meet together.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Because we incessantly move the ancient landmarks which our fathers have set. We encroach, we add house to house, field to field, to enrich ourselves at the expense of our neighbour.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)