Pro 22 | NASB1995 | STEP | A good name is to be more desired than great wealth , Favor is better than silver and gold .

Proverbs 22

On Life and Conduct

1 A ^a good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor ^{▼▼ Lit meet together}have a common bond,
The Lord is the ^cmaker of them all.
3 The ^dprudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the ^{▼▼ Lit simple}naive go on, and are punished for it.
4 The reward of humility and the ^{▼▼ Or reverence}fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor and life.
5 ^gThorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.
6 ^hTrain up a child ^{▼▼ Lit according to his way}in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The ^jrich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
8 He who ^ksows iniquity will reap vanity,
And the ^lrod of his fury will perish.
9 He who ^{▼▼ Lit has a good eye}is ⁿgenerous will be blessed,
For he ^ogives some of his food to the poor.
10 ^pDrive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
11 He who loves ^qpurity of heart
And ^{▼▼ Lit has grace on his lips}whose speech is ^sgracious, the king is his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
13 The ^tsluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of ^{▼▼ Lit strange woman
,} ^van adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is ^wcursed of the Lord will fall ^{▼▼ Lit there}into it.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The ^yrod of discipline will remove it far from him.
16 He ^zwho oppresses the poor to make ^{▼▼ Lit much}more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, ^ab will only come to poverty.

17 ^acIncline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
18 For it will be ^adpleasant if you keep them within you,
^{▼▼ Lit They together}That they may be ready on your lips.
19 So that your ^aftrust may be in the Lord,
I have ^{▼▼ Lit made you know}taught you today, even you.
20 Have I not written to you ^{▼▼ Or previous
,} ^aiexcellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
21 To make you ^ajknow the ^{▼▼ Lit truth}certainty of the words of truth
That you may ^{▼▼ Lit return to words of truth
,} ^amcorrectly answer him who sent you?

22 ^anDo not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or ^aocrush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For the Lord will ^applead their case
And ^{▼▼ Lit rob the soul}take the life of those who rob them.

24 Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a ^arhot-tempered man,
25 Or you will ^aslearn his ways
And ^{▼▼ Lit take}find a snare for yourself.

26 Do not be among those who ^augive ^{▼▼ Lit strike hands}pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he ^awtake your bed from under you?

28 ^axDo not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will ^aystand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.