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Proverbs 22 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 A good name is to be chosen over great riches and favor is better than silver and gold.
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
2 Rich and poor people have this in common— Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, but the naive go on and suffer because of it.
3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 The reward for humility and fear of Yahweh is riches, honor, and life.
4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse; whoever guards his life will keep far from them.
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
6 Teach a child the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn away from that instruction.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 Rich people rule over poor people and one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He who sows injustice will reap trouble and the rod of his fury will fade away.
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
10 Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; disputes and insults will cease.
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11 The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious, he will have the king for his friend.
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
12 Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the street! I will be killed in the open places.”
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; Yahweh's anger is stirred up against anyone who falls 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 is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 The one who oppresses poor people to increase his wealth, or gives to rich people, will come to poverty.
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 and apply your heart to my knowledge,
17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 for it will be pleasant for you if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on 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 your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach them to you today—even to you.
19 I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.
20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of instruction and knowledge,
20 Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
21 to teach you truth in these trustworthy words, so you may give trustworthy answers 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 rob the poor because he is poor, or crush 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 Yahweh will plead their case, and he will rob of life those who robbed them.
23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24 Do not make a friend of someone who is ruled by anger and you must not go with one who rages,
24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
25 or you will learn his ways and you will take bait for your soul.
25 lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
26 Do not be one who strikes hands in making a pledge, or who puts up security for debts.
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
27 If you lack the means to pay, what could stop someone from taking away your bed from under you?
27 If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Do not remove the ancient boundary stone that your fathers have set.
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
29 Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before common people.
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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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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)