Pro 22:2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the maker of them all.

Pro 22:3 The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

Pro 22:4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor and life.

Pro 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

Pro 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Pro 22:7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.

Pro 22:8 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.

Pro 22:9 He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.

Pro 22:10 Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

Pro 22:11 He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

Pro 22:12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

Pro 22:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

Pro 22:14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.

Pro 22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

Pro 22:16 He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Pro 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Pro 22:18 For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

Pro 22:19 So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have taught you today, even you.

Pro 22:20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Pro 22:21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?

Pro 22:22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Pro 22:23 For the Lord will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

Pro 22:24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

Pro 22:25 Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

Pro 22:26 Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.

Pro 22:27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?

Pro 22:28 Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.

Pro 22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.

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Pro 23:1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,

Pro 23:2 And put a knife to your throat If you are a man of great appetite.

Pro 23:3 Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.

Pro 23:4 Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration of it.

Pro 23:5 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Pro 23:6 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;

Pro 23:7 For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.

Pro 23:8 You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten, And waste your compliments.

Pro 23:9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Pro 23:10 Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless,

Pro 23:11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.

Pro 23:12 Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge.

Pro 23:13 Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Pro 23:14 You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.

Pro 23:15 My son, if your heart is wise, My own heart also will be glad;

Pro 23:16 And my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.

Pro 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the Lord always.

Pro 23:18 Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off.

Pro 23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way.

Pro 23:20 Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

Pro 23:21 For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.

Pro 23:22 Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.

Pro 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Pro 23:24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

Pro 23:25 Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.

Pro 23:26 Give me your heart, my son, And let your eyes delight in my ways.

Pro 23:27 For a harlot is a deep pit And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.

Pro 23:28 Surely she lurks as a robber, And increases the faithless among men.

Pro 23:29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?

Pro 23:30 Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.

Pro 23:31 Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;

Pro 23:32 At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.

Pro 23:33 Your eyes will see strange things And your mind will utter perverse things.

Pro 23:34 And you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea, Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast.

Pro 23:35 "They struck me, but I did not become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."

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Pro 24:1 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;

Pro 24:2 For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.

Pro 24:3 By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;

Pro 24:4 And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

Pro 24:5 A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.

Pro 24:6 For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory.

Pro 24:7 Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.

Pro 24:8 One who plans to do evil, Men will call a schemer.

Pro 24:9 The devising of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

Pro 24:10 If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.

Pro 24:11 Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.

Pro 24:12 If you say, "See, we did not know this," Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?

Pro 24:13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

Pro 24:14 Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.

Pro 24:15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

Pro 24:16 For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

Pro 24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Pro 24:18 Or the Lord will see it and be displeased, And turn His anger away from him.

Pro 24:19 Do not fret because of evildoers Or be envious of the wicked;

Pro 24:20 For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Pro 24:21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change,

Pro 24:22 For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?

Pro 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Pro 24:24 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;

Pro 24:25 But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.

Pro 24:26 He kisses the lips Who gives a right answer.

Pro 24:27 Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.

Pro 24:28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.

Pro 24:29 Do not say, "Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Pro 24:30 I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

Pro 24:31 And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.

Pro 24:32 When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction.

Pro 24:33 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"

Pro 24:34 Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man.