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Proverbs 22

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  1. 1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.9 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 7:1, Luke 10:20, 1 Kings 1:47, Acts 7:10, Philippians 4:3
  2. 2The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.18 cross-references: Job 31:15, Proverbs 14:31, 1 Samuel 2:7, Proverbs 29:13, Job 34:19
  3. 3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.31 cross-references: Proverbs 27:12, Proverbs 14:16, Proverbs 29:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6, Hebrews 11:7
  4. 4By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.21 cross-references: Matthew 6:33, James 4:10, Psalms 34:9–10, Proverbs 21:21, Psalms 112:1–3
  5. 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.17 cross-references: Proverbs 15:19, 1 John 5:18, Proverbs 16:17, Jude 1:20–21, Proverbs 19:16
  6. 6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.20 cross-references: Ephesians 6:4, Deuteronomy 6:7, 2 Timothy 3:15, Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 4:9
  7. 7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.19 cross-references: 2 Kings 4:1, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 22:16, Proverbs 18:23, Matthew 18:25
  8. 8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.25 cross-references: Galatians 6:7–8, Job 4:8, Isaiah 30:31, Hosea 10:13, Psalms 125:3
  9. 9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.38 cross-references: Proverbs 19:17, Hebrews 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:18–19, 1 Peter 4:9, Acts 20:35
  10. 10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.19 cross-references: 1 Corinthians 5:13, Genesis 21:9–10, 1 Corinthians 5:5–6, Proverbs 21:24, Proverbs 26:20–21
  11. 11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.19 cross-references: Matthew 5:8, Proverbs 16:13, Psalms 101:6, Proverbs 14:35, Psalms 45:2
  12. 12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.13 cross-references: 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Timothy 3:8–9, Revelation 12:14–17, Acts 12:23–24, 2 Thessalonians 2:8
  13. 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.14 cross-references: Proverbs 26:13–16, Proverbs 15:19, Numbers 13:32–33
  14. 14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.22 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 7:26, Proverbs 23:27, Proverbs 6:24–29, Proverbs 7:5–27, Nehemiah 13:26
  15. 15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.27 cross-references: Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 23:13–14, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 29:17
  16. 16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.26 cross-references: Proverbs 22:22–23, Psalms 12:5, James 2:13, Luke 6:33–35, James 5:1–5
  17. 17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.32 cross-references: Proverbs 23:12, Proverbs 3:1, Psalms 90:12, Proverbs 2:2–5, Ecclesiastes 7:25
  18. 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.24 cross-references: Proverbs 2:10, Jeremiah 15:16, Proverbs 15:7, Proverbs 8:6, Psalms 119:103
  19. 19That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.10 cross-references: Psalms 62:8, Proverbs 3:5, Isaiah 26:4, Jeremiah 17:7, Isaiah 12:2
  20. 20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,10 cross-references: Proverbs 8:6, 2 Timothy 3:15–17, 2 Peter 1:19–21, Psalms 12:6, Hosea 8:12
  21. 21That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?6 cross-references: 1 Peter 3:15, Luke 1:3–4, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13
  22. 22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:41 cross-references: Zechariah 7:10, Malachi 3:5, Proverbs 22:16, Exodus 23:6, Job 31:16
  23. 23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.27 cross-references: Psalms 12:5, Psalms 140:12, Proverbs 23:11, Jeremiah 51:36, 1 Samuel 25:39
  24. 24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:12 cross-references: Proverbs 29:22, Proverbs 21:24, 2 Corinthians 6:14–17
  25. 25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.3 cross-references: 1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 106:35
  26. 26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.12 cross-references: Proverbs 11:15, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 27:13, Proverbs 6:1–5
  27. 27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?5 cross-references: Proverbs 20:16, 2 Kings 4:1, Exodus 22:26–27
  28. 28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.10 cross-references: Deuteronomy 19:14, Deuteronomy 27:17, Proverbs 23:10, Job 24:2
  29. 29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.33 cross-references: 1 Kings 11:28, Matthew 25:21, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 10:4, Ecclesiastes 9:10

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