Verse 20
Proverbs 22:20
Noah Webster Bible
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Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/לֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭/ךָ שלשום שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּ/מ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת וָ/דָֽעַת
English Translation
Did I not write to you three days ago in counsel and knowledge?
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Chapter 22 Context
1
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
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2
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
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3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life.
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5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
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11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
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13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.
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15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches , and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely co...
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17
Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
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18
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips...
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19
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
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20
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
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That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words...
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22
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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26
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before me...
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