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Proverbs 22

1.A a *good name is to be chosen above great riches, and loving favour is above silver and above gold.
2.*The rich and poor bmeet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3.*A prudent man seeth the cplague, and hideth him self: but the foolish go on still, and are punished.
4.The reward of humility, and the fear of God is riches, and glory, and life.
5.Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: but he that regardeth his soul, will depart far from them.
6.Teach a child din the trade of his way, and when he is old, he shall not depart from it.
7.The rich ruleth the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.
8.He that soweth iniquity, shall reap affliction, and the erod of his anger shall fail.
9.*He that hath a good feye, he shalbe blessed: for he giveth of his bread unto the poor.
10.Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproach shall cease.
11.He that loveth pureness of heart for the grace of his lips, the gKing shalbe his friend.
12.The eyes of the Lord hpreserve knowledge: but he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13.The slothful man saith, iA lion is without, I shall be slain in the street.
14.The mouth of strange women is as a deep pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, kshall fall therein.
15.Foolishness is lbound in the heart of a child: but the rod of correction shall drive it away from him.
16.He that oppresseth the poor to increase him self, and giveth unto the rich, shall surely come to poverty.
17.¶ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18.For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keep them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lips.
19.That thy confidence may be in mthe Lord, I have shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heed.
20.Have not I written unto thee nthree times in counsels and knowledge,
21.That I might shewe thee the assurance of the words of truth to answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?
22.Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted ^in judgement.
23.For the Lord *will defend their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoile them.
24.Make ono friendship with an angry man, neither go with a furious man,
25.Lest thou learn his ways, and receive destruction to thy soul.
26.Be not thou of them that ptouch the hand, nor among them that are surety for debts.
27.If thou hast nothing to pay, why causeth thou that he should take thy bed from under thee?
28.Thou shalt not *remove the ancient bounds which thy fathers have made.
29.Thou seest that a diligent man in his business standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

Notes

1-*.
Eccle. 7.1.
1-a.
Which comes by well doing.
2-*.
Chap. 29.13.
2-b.
Live together, and have need the one of the other.
3-*.
Chap. 27.12.
3-c.
That is, the punishment, which is prepared for the wicked and flees to God for succour.
6-d.
Bring him up virtuously, and he shall so continue.
8-e.
His authority, whereby he did oppress others, shall be taken from him.
9-*.
Eccle. 31.23.
9-f.
He that is merciful, and liberal.
11-g.
He shows that princes should use their fain natalie, whose conscience is good, and their talk wise and godly.
12-h.
Favour them that love knowledge.
13-i.
He derides them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their duty.
14-k.
So God punishes one sin by another, when he suffers the wicked to fall into the acquaintance of an harlot.
15-l.
He is naturally given unto it.
19-m.
He shows what the end of wisdom is to wit, to direct us to the Lord.
20-n.
That is, sundry times.
22-^.
Ebr., in the gate.
23-*.
Chap. 23.11.
24-o.
Have not to do with him that is not able to rule his affections for he would hurt you by his evil conversation.
26-p.
Which equity put themselves in danger for others as Chap. 6.1.
28-*.
Deut. 27.17, chap. 23.10.