(A)Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

The (B)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

He who sows iniquity will reap (C)sorrow,[b]
And the rod of his anger will fail.

(D)He who has a [c]generous eye will be (E)blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 (F)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

11 (G)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:6 Even
  2. Proverbs 22:8 trouble
  3. Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good

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