1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)

Proverbs 22

1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.

 22:1 ¶ More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.

 22:2 ¶ The rich and the poor, meet together, the maker of them all, is Yahweh.

 22:3 ¶ A prudent man, seeth calamity, and hideth himself, but, the simple, pass on, and suffer.

 22:4 ¶ The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.

 22:5 ¶ Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse,—he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.

 22:6 ¶ Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.

 22:7 ¶ The rich, over the poor, beareth rule,—and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.

 22:8 ¶ He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.

 22:9 ¶ A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed,—because he hath given of his bread to the poor.

 22:10 ¶ Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.

 22:11 ¶ Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!

 22:12 ¶ The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.

 22:13 ¶ Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.

 22:14 ¶ A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.

 22:15 ¶ Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.

 22:16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.

 22:17 ¶ Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;

 22:18 For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.

 22:19 That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee today, even to thee.

 22:20 Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:

 22:21 To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.

 22:22 ¶ Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;

 22:23 For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.

 22:24 ¶ Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:

 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.

 22:26 ¶ Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:

 22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?

 22:28 ¶ Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father's made.

 22:29 ¶ Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.