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Proverbs 22:1-2
American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:1-2
American Standard Version
22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
And [a]loving favor rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor meet together:
Jehovah is the maker of them all.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:1 Or, favor is better than etc.
Proverbs 22:8-9
American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:8-9
American Standard Version
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap [a]calamity;
And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
9 He that hath a [b]bountiful eye shall be blessed;
For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:8 Or, vanity
- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good.
Proverbs 22:22-23
American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:22-23
American Standard Version
22 Rob not the poor, [a]because he is poor;
Neither [b]oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For Jehovah will plead their cause,
And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:22 Or, for
- Proverbs 22:22 Or, crush
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