Proverbs 22:1-2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favour is better than silver or gold.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:1-2
New International Version
22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(B)
Proverbs 22:8-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of anger will fail.
9 Those who are generous are blessed,
for they share their bread with the poor.
Proverbs 22:8-9
New International Version
Proverbs 22:2-23
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
3 The clever see danger and hide;
but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honour and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
the cautious will keep far from them.
6 Train children in the right way,
and when old, they will not stray.
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of anger will fail.
9 Those who are generous are blessed,
for they share their bread with the poor.
10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarrelling and abuse will cease.
11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech
will have the king as a friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
13 The lazy person says, ‘There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!’
14 The mouth of a loose[a] woman is a deep pit;
he with whom the Lord is angry falls into it.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy,
but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.
Sayings of the Wise
17 The words of the wise:
Incline your ear and hear my words,[b]
and apply your mind to my teaching;
18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
19 So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to you today—yes, to you.
20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings
of admonition and knowledge,
21 to show you what is right and true,
so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:14 Heb strange
- Proverbs 22:17 Cn Compare Gk: Heb Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise
Proverbs 22:2-23
New International Version
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(F)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start(G) children off on the way they should go,(H)
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(I)
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(N)
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(O)
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(P)
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;(Q)
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.(R)
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(S)
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
17 Pay attention(T) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;(U)
apply your heart to what I teach,(V)
18 for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
19 So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21 teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,(W)
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
Saying 2
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