{"book":"Proverbs","slug":"proverbs","ch":22,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Proverbs","prev":"proverbs/21","next":"proverbs/23","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A good name is more desirable than great riches;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"favor is better than silver and gold."}],"h":"A Good Name","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD [is] Maker of them all.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The rich and the poor have this in common:"},{"style":"indent2","t":"The LORD [is] Maker of them all."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The prudent see danger and take cover,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"The rewards of humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] wealth and honor and life.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The rewards of humility [and] the fear of the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[are] wealth and honor and life."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"Thorns and snares [lie] on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Thorns and snares [lie] on the path of the perverse;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he who guards his soul stays far from them."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Train up a child in the way he should go,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and when he is old he will not depart from it."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":7,"t":"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The rich rule over the poor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the borrower is slave to the lender."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.","f":["LXX includes God blesses a cheerful and generous man, but foolish works will come to an end; see also 2 Corinthians 9:7."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He who sows injustice will reap disaster,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the rod of his fury will be destroyed."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"A generous [man] will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.","f":["Literally He whose eye is good"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A generous [man] will be blessed,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for he shares his bread with the poor."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"even quarreling and insults will cease."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips [will have] the king for a friend.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[will have] the king for a friend."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":12,"t":"The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but He frustrates the words of the faithless."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"The slacker says,“ [There is] a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The slacker says,“ [There is] a lion outside!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will be slain in the streets!”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":14,"t":"The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":15,"t":"Foolishness [is] bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of discipline drives it far from him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Foolishness [is] bound up in the heart of a child,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[but] the rod of discipline drives it far from him."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich [will] surely lead to poverty.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[will] surely lead to poverty."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":17,"t":"Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise — apply your mind to my knowledge —","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"apply your mind to my knowledge —"}],"h":"Thirty Sayings of the WiseSaying 1","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"for it is pleasing when you keep them within you"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and they are constantly on your lips."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today — yes, you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"So that your trust may be in the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I instruct you today — yes, you."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,","f":["Or written for you excellent sayings or written for you three times"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Have I not written for you thirty sayings"},{"style":"indent2","t":"about counsel and knowledge,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"to show you true and reliable words,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that you may soundly answer those who sent you?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not rob a poor man because he is poor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,"}],"h":"Saying 2","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"for the LORD will take up their case"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and will plunder those who rob them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not make friends with an angry man,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,"}],"h":"Saying 3","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":25,"t":"or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"or you may learn his ways"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and entangle yourself in a snare."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not be one who gives pledges,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who puts up security for debts."}],"h":"Saying 4","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":27,"t":"If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"If you have nothing with which to pay,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"why should your bed be taken from under you?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not move an ancient boundary stone"},{"style":"indent2","t":"which your fathers have placed."}],"h":"Saying 5","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":29,"t":"Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do you see a man skilled in his work?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He will be stationed in the presence of kings;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he will not stand before obscure men."}],"h":"Saying 6","style":"indent1stline"}]}