Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Proverbs 22

1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.

 22:1 ¶ A [good] name 8034 [is] rather to be chosen 977 z8737 than great 7227 riches, 6239 x4480 [and] loving 2896 favour 2580 rather than silver 3701 x4480 and gold. 2091 x4480

 22:2 The rich 6223 and poor 7326 z8802 meet together: 6298 z8738 the LORD 3068 [is] the maker 6213 z8802 of them all. x3605

 22:3 A prudent 6175 [man] foreseeth 7200 z8804 the evil, 7451 and hideth 5641 z8738 z8675 z8799 himself: x5641 but the simple 6612 pass on, 5674 z8804 and are punished. 6064 z8738

 22:4 By 6118 humility 6038 [and] the fear 3374 of the LORD 3068 [are] riches, 6239 and honour, 3519 and life. 2416

 22:5 Thorns 6791 [and] snares 6341 [are] in the way 1870 of the froward: 6141 he that doth keep 8104 z8802 his soul 5315 shall be far 7368 z8799 from x4480 them.

 22:6 Train up 2596 z8798 a child 5288 in x5921 the way 1870 he should go: 6310 and x1571 when x3588 he is old, 2204 z8686 he will not x3808 depart 5493 z8799 from x4480 it.

 22:7 The rich 6223 ruleth 4910 z8799 over the poor, 7326 z8802 and the borrower 3867 z8801 [is] servant 5650 to the lender. 376 3867 z8688

 22:8 He that soweth 2232 z8802 iniquity 5766 shall reap 7114 z8799 vanity: 205 and the rod 7626 of his anger 5678 shall fail. 3615 z8799

 22:9 He x1931 that hath a bountiful 2896 eye 5869 shall be blessed; 1288 z8792 for x3588 he giveth 5414 z8804 of his bread 3899 x4480 to the poor. 1800

 22:10 Cast out 1644 z8763 the scorner, 3887 z8801 and contention 4066 shall go out; 3318 z8799 yea, strife 1779 and reproach 7036 shall cease. 7673 z8799

 22:11 He that loveth 157 z8802 pureness 2890 z8675 y2889 of heart, 3820 [for] the grace 2580 of his lips 8193 the king 4428 [shall be] his friend. 7453

 22:12 The eyes 5869 of the LORD 3068 preserve 5341 z8804 knowledge, 1847 and he overthroweth 5557 z8762 the words 1697 of the transgressor. 898 z8802

 22:13 The slothful 6102 [man] saith, 559 z8804 [There is] a lion 738 without, 2351 I shall be slain 7523 z8735 in 8432 the streets. 7339

 22:14 The mouth 6310 of strange women 2114 z8801 [is] a deep 6013 pit: 7745 he that is abhorred 2194 z8803 of the LORD 3068 shall fall 5307 z8799 therein. x8033

 22:15 Foolishness 200 [is] bound 7194 z8803 in the heart 3820 of a child; 5288 [but] the rod 7626 of correction 4148 shall drive it far 7368 z8686 from x4480 him.

 22:16 He that oppresseth 6231 z8802 the poor 1800 to increase 7235 z8687 his [riches, and] he that giveth 5414 z8802 to the rich, 6223 [shall] surely x389 [come] to want. 4270

 22:17 Bow down 5186 z8685 thine ear, 241 and hear 8085 z8798 the words 1697 of the wise, 2450 and apply 7896 z8799 thine heart 3820 unto my knowledge. 1847

 22:18 For x3588 [it is] a pleasant x5273 thing y5273 if x3588 thou keep 8104 z8799 them within 990 thee; they shall withal 3162 be fitted 3559 z8735 in x5921 thy lips. 8193

 22:19 That thy trust 4009 may be x1961 in the LORD, 3068 I have made known 3045 z8689 to thee this day, 3117 even x637 to thee. x859

 22:20 Have not x3808 I written 3789 z8804 to thee y8032 excellent things 7991 in counsels 4156 and knowledge, 1847

 22:21 That I might make thee know 3045 z8687 the certainty 7189 of the words 561 of truth; 571 that thou mightest answer 7725 z8687 the words 561 of truth 571 to them that send 7971 z8802 unto thee?

 22:22 Rob 1497 z8799 not x408 the poor, 1800 because x3588 he x1931 [is] poor: 1800 neither x408 oppress 1792 z8762 the afflicted 6041 in the gate: 8179

 22:23 For x3588 the LORD 3068 will plead 7378 z8799 their cause, 7379 and spoil 6906 z8804 the soul 5315 of x853 those that spoiled 6906 z8802 them.

 22:24 Make no x408 friendship 7462 z8691 with x854 an angry 639 man; 1167 and with x854 a furious 2534 man 376 thou shalt not x3808 go: 935 z8799

 22:25 Lest x6435 thou learn 502 z8799 his ways, 734 and get 3947 z8804 a snare 4170 to thy soul. 5315

 22:26 Be x1961 not x408 thou [one] of them that strike 8628 z8802 hands, 3709 [or] of them that are sureties 6148 z8802 for debts. 4859

 22:27 If x518 thou hast nothing x369 to pay, 7999 z8763 why x4100 should he take away 3947 z8799 thy bed 4904 from under x4480 x8478 thee?

 22:28 Remove 5253 z8686 not x408 the ancient 5769 landmark, 1366 which x834 thy fathers 1 have set. 6213 z8804

 22:29 Seest 2372 z8804 thou a man 376 diligent 4106 in his business? 4399 he shall stand 3320 z8691 before 6440 kings; 4428 he shall not x1077 stand 3320 z8691 before 6440 mean 2823 [men].