A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

1A Good name is rather to be chosen then great riches, and louing fauour rather then siluer & golde.

2The rich and poore meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

3A prudent man foreseeth the euill, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished.

4By humilitie and the feare of the Lord, are riches, and honour, and life.

5Thornes and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doeth keepe his soule, shalbe farre from them.

6Traine vp a childe in the way he should goe: and when he is olde, hee will not depart from it.

7The rich ruleth ouer the poore, and the borrower is seruant to the lender.

8Hee that soweth iniquitie, shall reape vanitie: and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

9Hee that hath a bountifull eye, shall bee blessed: for hee giueth of his bread to the poore.

10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall goe out; yea strife, and reproch shall cease.

11He that loueth purenesse of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

12The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge, and he ouerthroweth the words of the transgressour.

13The slothfull man sayth, There is a lyon without, I shall be slaine in the streetes.

14The mouth of strange women is a deepe pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

15Foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a child: but the rod of correction shal driue it farre from him.

16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase his riches, and he that giueth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

17Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

18For it is a pleasant thing, if thou keepe them within thee; they shall withall be fitted in thy lippes.

19That thy trust may bee in the Lord, I haue made knowen to thee this day, euen to thee.

20Haue not I written to thee excellent things in counsailes and knowledge:

21That I might make thee knowe the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answere the words of trueth to them that send vnto thee?

22Rob not the poore because he is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in the gate.

23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoile the soule of those that spoiled them.

24Make no friendship with an angrie man: and with a furious man thou shalt not goe;

25Lest thou learne his wayes, and get a snare to thy soule.

26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from vnder thee?

28Remoue not the ancient land marke, which thy fathers haue set.

29Seest thou a man diligent in his businesse? hee shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before meane men.

I == Eccl 7:1

 

II == Job 31:15 ; Prov 14:31 ; 29:13 ; 1st Cor 12:21

III == Prov 14:16 ; 27:12

IV == Ps 112:3 ; Matt 6:33

V == Prov 15:19 ; 1st John 5:18

VI == Eph == 6:4 ; 2nd Tim 3:15

VII == James 2:6

VIII == Job 4:8 ; Hos 10:13

 

IX == 2nd Cor 9:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Prov 2:16 ; 5:3 ; 7:5 ; 23:27 ; Eccl 7:26

XV == Prov 13:24 ; 19:18 ; 23:13-14 ; 29:15 , 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXI == Luke 1:3-4 ; 1st peter 3:15

 

XXII == Ex 23:6

 

XXIII == 1st Sam 24:12 ; 25:39 ; Ps 12:5

 

 

 

 

 

XXVIII == Deut 19:14 ; 27:17 ; Prov 23:10

1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and high esteem, than gold and silver.

2 Rich and poor have a common bond: the LORD is the maker of them all.

3 The shrewd man perceives evil and hides, while simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty.

4 The reward of humility and fear of the LORD is riches, honor and life.

5 Thorns and snares are on the path of the crooked; he who would safeguard his life will shun them.

6 Train a boy in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not swerve from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

8 He who sows iniquity reaps calamity, and the rod destroys his labors.

9 The kindly man will be blessed, for he gives of his sustenance to the poor.

10 Expel the arrogant man and discord goes out; strife and insult cease.

11 The LORD loves the pure of heart; the man of winning speech has the king for his friend.

12 The eyes of the LORD safeguard knowledge, but he defeats the projects of the faithless.

13 The sluggard says, "A lion is outside; in the streets I might be slain."

14 The mouth of the adulteress is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.

15 Folly is close to the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

16 He who oppresses the poor to enrich himself will yield up his gains to the rich as sheer loss.

17 The sayings of the wise: Incline your ear, and hear my words, and apply your heart to my doctrine;

18 For it will be well if you keep them in your bosom, if they all are ready on your lips.

19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I make known to you the words of Amen-em-Ope.

20 Have I not written for you the "Thirty," with counsels and knowledge,

21 To teach you truly how to give a dependable report to one who sends you?

22 Injure not the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;

23 For the LORD will defend their cause, and will plunder the lives of those who plunder them.

24 Be not friendly with a hotheaded man, nor the companion of a wrathful man,

25 Lest you learn his ways, and get yourself into a snare.

26 Be not one of those who give their hand in pledge, of those who become surety for debts;

27 For if you have not the means to pay, your bed will be taken from under you.

28 Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers set up.

29 You see a man skilled at his work? He will stand in the presence of kings; he will not stand in the presence of obscure men.

v 1. The value of a good name is apparent privately and in Christian service.

 

 

 

v 4. Another stress on humility and fear of the Lord.

 

 

v 6. Many Proverbs are a general statement to which there are exceptions, as we have here. Each child should be handled on an individual basis, but the same goal.
This verse deserves extra understanding. This does not mean after a life of sin an old man will return to what he was taught as a child. To train starts with the earliest discipline. The Jewish midwife dipped her finger in a little paste of figs or dates and rubbed it all around inside a baby’s mouth to encourage sucking. The “way he should go” is not our way, but the way he is bent, each child being different. Then when he is old (literally old enough to grow a beard) he will continue in the way he was trained. Wise is the parent who can discern and respond to the bent of each child.

v 7. Every borrower has experienced this.

v 8 We reap what we sow and v 9 expresses care for the poor.

 

 

 

v 14 warns of a seductive adulteress, and v 15 of child discipline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 26 , 27. Another warning against being surety for debts.

 

 

v 28 The value of landmarks to settle disputes.

 

V 29 urges diligence.