Proverbs 22 — Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh Is the Maker of All

22A ^agood name is to be chosen over great wealth,Favor is better than silver and gold.²The rich and the poor meet together in this—Yahweh is the ^aMaker of them all.³A ^aprudent man sees evil and hides,But the simple pass on, and are punished.⁴The reward of humility—the ¹fear of Yahweh—Is riches, glory, and life.⁵^aThorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;He who keeps his soul will be far from them.⁶¹^,^aTrain up a child ²according to his way,Even when he is old he will not ³depart from it.⁷The ^arich rules over the poor,And the borrower is the slave of the lender.⁸He who ^asows unrighteousness will reap iniquity,And the ^brod of his fury will end.⁹He who ¹is ^agenerous will be blessed,For he ^bgives from his food to the poor.¹⁰^aDrive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,Even contention and disgrace will cease.¹¹He who loves ^apurity of heartAnd ^bgrace on his lips, the king is his friend.¹²The eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge,But He subverts the words of the treacherous one.¹³The ^asluggard says, “There is a lion outside;I will be killed in the streets!”¹⁴The mouth of ^astrange women is a deep pit;He who is ^bcursed of Yahweh will fall ¹into it.¹⁵Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;The ^arod of discipline will remove it far from him.¹⁶He ^awho oppresses the poor to make ¹more for himselfOr who gives to the rich ^bwill only come to lack.¹⁷^aIncline your ear and hear the words of the wise,And set your heart on my knowledge;¹⁸For it will be ^apleasant if you keep them within you,¹That they may be established on your lips.¹⁹So that your ^atrust may be in Yahweh,I have made you know today, even you.²⁰Have I not written to you ¹^,^aexcellent thingsOf counsels and knowledge,²¹To make you ^aknow the veracity of the words of truthThat you may ¹^,^brespond with the words of truth to him who sent you?²²^aDo not rob the poor because he is poor,And do not ^bcrush the afflicted at the gate;²³For Yahweh will ^aplead their caseAnd rob the soul of those who rob them.²⁴Do not befriend a man of anger;And do not come along with a man of ^agreat wrath,²⁵Lest you ^alearn his waysAnd take on a snare against your soul.²⁶Do not be among those who ^astrike ¹hands in pledge,Among those who become guarantors for debts.²⁷If you have nothing with which to pay,Why should he ^atake your bed from under you?²⁸^aDo not move the ancient boundaryWhich your fathers made.²⁹Do you see a man skilled in his work?He will ^astand before kings;He will not stand before obscure men.