Font Size
Proverbs 22:1-2
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 22:1-2
Revised Standard Version
22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
2 The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:1-2
New International Version
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 22:1-2
King James Version
Proverbs 22:1-2
King James Version
22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 22:8-9
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 22:8-9
Revised Standard Version
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
9 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
for he shares his bread with the poor.
Proverbs 22:8-9
New International Version
Proverbs 22:8-9
New International Version
Proverbs 22:8-9
King James Version
Proverbs 22:8-9
King James Version
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 22:22-23
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 22:22-23
Revised Standard Version
22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 for the Lord will plead their cause
and despoil of life those who despoil them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
New International Version
Proverbs 22:22-23
New International Version
Saying 2
Proverbs 22:22-23
King James Version
Proverbs 22:22-23
King James Version
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Read full chapter
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.