Pro 22 | NASB2020 | 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 ^agood 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 A ^dprudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
4 The reward of humility and ^{▼▼Or reverence for}the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor, and life.
5 ^fThorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.
6 ^gTrain up a child ^{▼▼Lit according to his way}in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.
7 The ⁱrich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
8 One who ^jsows injustice will reap disaster,
And the ^krod of his fury will perish.
9 One who ^{▼▼Lit has a good eye}is ^mgenerous will be blessed,
Because he ⁿgives some of his food to the poor.
10 ^oDrive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
11 One who loves ^ppurity of heart
And ^{▼▼Lit has grace on his lips}whose speech is ^rgracious, the king is his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
13 The ^{▼▼Lit idle
,} ^tlazy one 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 One ^zwho oppresses the poor to make ^{▼▼Lit much}more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, ^abwill only come to poverty.

17 ^acExtend 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}So 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, you indeed.
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,
So that you may ^{▼▼Lit return words of truth
,} ^amcorrectly answer him who sent you?

22 ^anDo not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor ^aocrush the needy 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 make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a ^arhot-tempered person,
25 Or you will ^aslearn his ways
And ^{▼▼Lit take}find a snare for yourself.

26 Do not be among those who ^aushake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he ^avtake your bed from under you?

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

29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will ^axstand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.