Proverbs Chapter 22
Proverbs is the 20th book in the Holy Bible.
This page contains Proverbs 22:1 to Proverbs 22:9.
Browse to all the verses of Proverbs by clicking the page number below the chapter list.
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Proverbs 22:1
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:3
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
Proverbs 22:4
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
Proverbs 22:9
He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 22:11
He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:17
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
Proverbs 22:18
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22:19
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.
Proverbs 22:20
Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
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