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Proverbs 22:1

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A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold.

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Proverbs 22:2

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The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord made them both.

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Proverbs 22:3

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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

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Proverbs 22:4

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The result of humility is fear of the Lord , along with wealth, honor, and life.

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Proverbs 22:5

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There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.

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Proverbs 22:6

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Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Proverbs 22:7

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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

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Proverbs 22:8

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The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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Proverbs 22:9

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A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

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Proverbs 22:10

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Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

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Proverbs 22:11

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The one who loves a pure heart and gracious lips—the king is his friend.

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Proverbs 22:12

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The Lord 's eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

Proverbs 22:13

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The slacker says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!"

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Proverbs 22:14

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The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.

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Proverbs 22:15

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Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth; the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.

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Proverbs 22:16

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Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

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Proverbs 22:17

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Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

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Proverbs 22:18

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For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are constantly on your lips.

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Proverbs 22:19

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I have instructed you today—even you— so that your confidence may be in the Lord .

Proverbs 22:20

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Haven't I written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,

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Proverbs 22:21

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in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report to those who sent you?

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Proverbs 22:22

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Don't rob a poor man because he is poor, and don't crush the oppressed at the gate,

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Proverbs 22:23

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for the Lord will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.

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Proverbs 22:24

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Don't make friends with an angry man, and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

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Proverbs 22:25

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or you will learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

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Proverbs 22:26

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Don't be one of those who enter agreements, who put up security for loans.

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Proverbs 22:27

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If you have no money to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.

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Proverbs 22:28

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Don't move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up.

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Proverbs 22:29

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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.

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Proverbs 23:1

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When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

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Proverbs 23:2

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and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite;

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Proverbs 23:3

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don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.

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Proverbs 23:4

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Don't wear yourself out to get rich; stop giving your attention to it.

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Proverbs 23:5

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As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

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Proverbs 23:6

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Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food,

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Proverbs 23:7

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for it's like someone calculating inwardly. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

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Proverbs 23:8

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You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words.

Proverbs 23:9

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Don't speak to a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

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Proverbs 23:10

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Don't move an ancient boundary marker, and don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

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Proverbs 23:11

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for their Redeemer is strong, and He will take up their case against you.

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Proverbs 23:12

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Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:13

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Don't withhold discipline from a youth; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

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Proverbs 23:14

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Strike him with a rod, and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

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Proverbs 23:15

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My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will indeed rejoice.

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Proverbs 23:16

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My innermost being will cheer when your lips say what is right.

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Proverbs 23:17

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Don't let your heart envy sinners; instead, always fear the Lord .

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Proverbs 23:18

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For then you will have a future, and your hope will never fade.

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Proverbs 23:19

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Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.

Proverbs 23:20

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Don't associate with those who drink too much wine or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

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Proverbs 23:21

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For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

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Proverbs 23:22

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Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.

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Proverbs 23:23

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Buy—and do not sell—truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

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Proverbs 23:24

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The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

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Proverbs 23:25

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Let your father and mother have joy, and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.

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Proverbs 23:26

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My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

Proverbs 23:27

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For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a stranger is a narrow well;

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Proverbs 23:28

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indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber and increases those among men who are unfaithful.

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Proverbs 23:29

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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has conflicts? Who has complaints? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has red eyes?

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Proverbs 23:30

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Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.

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Proverbs 23:31

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Don't gaze at wine because it is red, when it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly.

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Proverbs 23:32

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In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.

Proverbs 23:33

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Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say absurd things.

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Proverbs 23:34

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You'll be like someone sleeping out at sea or lying down on the top of a ship's mast.

Proverbs 23:35

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"They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn't know it! When will I wake up? I'll look for another drink."

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