Proverbs 22:1-2
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22 You should want a good name more than you want great riches.
To be highly respected is better than having silver or gold.
2 The Lord made rich people and poor people.
That’s what they have in common.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 Rich people rule over those who are poor.
Borrowers are slaves to lenders.
Proverbs 22:9
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9 Those who give freely will be blessed.
That’s because they share their food with those who are poor.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 You might treat poor people badly or give gifts to rich people.
Trying to get rich in these ways will instead make you poor.
Proverbs 22:26-27
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Saying 4
26 Don’t agree to pay for what someone else owes.
And don’t agree to pay their bills for them.
27 If you don’t have the money to pay,
your bed will be taken right out from under you!
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