Proverbs 22

1 A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.

A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.

2 The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

3 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

4 The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life.

5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the fraudulent: he that does keep his soul shall be far from them.

6 Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

7 The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

He that sows iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

9 He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.

He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.

11 Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.

He that loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.

13 The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

15 Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

18 For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.

For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall with be fitted in your lips.

19 That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.

That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to you this day, even to you.

20 Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,

Have not I written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

21 That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?

That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth; that you might answer the words of truth to them that send to you?

22 Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

23 For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

24 Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man you shall not go:

25 Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

Lest you learn his ways, and get a snare to your soul.

26 Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

Be not you one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

27 If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?

If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

28 Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which your fathers have set.

29 Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.