Proverbs 22 - UPDV Updated Bible Version

^22:1 A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
^22:2 The rich and the poor meet together: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
^22:3 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
^22:4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of Yahweh [Is] riches, and honor, and life.
^22:5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He who keeps his soul will be far from them.
^22:7 The rich rules over the poor; And the borrower is slave to the lender.
^22:8 He who sows iniquity will reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath will fail.
^22:9 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed; For he gives of his bread to the poor.
^22:10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yes, strife and ignominy will cease.
^22:11 He who loves pureness of heart, [For] the grace of his lips the king will be his companion.
^22:12 The eyes of Yahweh preserve [him who has] knowledge; But he overthrows the words of the betrayer.
^22:13 The sluggard says, There is a lion outside: I will be slain in the streets.
^22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He who is abhorred of Yahweh will fall in it.
^22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
^22:16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he who gives to the rich, [will come] only to want.
^22:17 Words of the Wise. 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 you keep them inside you, If they are established together on your lips.
^22:19 That your trust may be in Yahweh, I have made [them] known to you this day, even to you.
^22:20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
^22:21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may carry back words of truth to those who send you?
^22:22 Don't rob the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
^22:23 For Yahweh will plead their cause, And despoil of soul those who despoil them.
^22:24 Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger; And with a wrathful man you will not go:
^22:25 Or else you will learn his ways, And get a snare to your soul.
^22:26 Don't be one of those who strikes hands, [Or] of those who are sureties for debts.
^22:27 If you have not with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
^22:28 Don't remove the ancient landmark, Which your fathers have set.
^22:29 Do you see a man diligent in his business? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before mean men.

Proverbs, Chapter 22