Proverbs 22:1-2
New American Standard Bible
On Life and Conduct
22 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 [a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the (B)Maker of them all.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together
Proverbs 22:1-2
New Living Translation
22 Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
2 The rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord made them both.
Proverbs 22:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Proverbs 22:7
New Living Translation
7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:9
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye
Proverbs 22:9
New Living Translation
9 Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
Proverbs 22:16
New American Standard Bible
16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:16 Lit much
Proverbs 22:16
New Living Translation
16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Proverbs 22:26-27
New American Standard Bible
26 Do not be among those who (A)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he (B)take your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:26-27
New Living Translation
26 Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
27 If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
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