Proverbs 22:1-29

VIN(i) 1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold. 2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all. 3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. 4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the pervert; he who guards his soul is far from them. 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. 9 Whoever is generous will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. 10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop. 11 He that loveth with a pure heart, and hath grace on his lips, will have the king as his friend. 12 The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful. 13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets." 14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it. 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16 He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to poverty. 17 Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my teaching, 18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips. 19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you. 20 Have I not written for you 30 sayings containing counsel and knowledge, 21 to teach you true and reliable advice, so you can give truthful answers to those who sent you? 22 Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court; 23 for the LORD will plead their cause, and strip the soul of those who plunder them. 24 Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered, 25 or you may learn his ways and find yourself caught in a trap. 26 Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts: 27 If you don't have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? 28 Don't remove an ancient boundary stone that was set up by your ancestors. 29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.