22:1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.
22:1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD is the maker of them all.

22:3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
22:3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.

22:4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.
22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches and honor and life.

22:5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.

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

22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
22:7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
22:8 He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail.

22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
22:9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.

22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
22:10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
22:11 He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.

22:12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
22:12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

22:13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
22:13 The lazy man says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!"

22:14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
22:14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the LORD will fall there.

22:15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
22:16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

22:17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;

22:18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
22:18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips,

22:19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
22:19 So that your trust may be in the LORD; I have instructed you today, even you.

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

22:21 That 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?
22:21 That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer words of truth To those who send to you?

22:22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
22:22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,

22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
22:25 Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.

22:26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
22:26 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;

22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
22:27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?

22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
22:28 Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set.

22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
22:29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.