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Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
The Value of a Good Name
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
The rich and poor have this in common:
The LORD made them both.
The LORD made them both.
The rich and the poor have this in common,
The Lord is the maker of them all.
The Lord is the maker of them all.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are punished.
But the simple pass on and are punished.
True humility and fear of the LORD
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Are riches and honor and life.
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
whoever values life will avoid it.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
because they feed the poor.
Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.
will have the king as a friend.
He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
The LORD preserves those with knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
I shall be slain in the streets!”
The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
Listen to the words of the wise;
apply your heart to my instruction.
apply your heart to my instruction.
Sayings of the Wise
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.
and always ready on your lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
I am teaching you today — yes, you —
so you will trust in the LORD.
so you will trust in the LORD.
So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
I have instructed you today, even you.
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
Of counsels and knowledge,
In this way, you may know the truth
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
or exploit the needy in court.
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
For the LORD is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Don’t befriend angry people
or associate with hot-tempered people,
or associate with hot-tempered people,
Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a furious man do not go,
And with a furious man do not go,
or you will learn to be like them
and endanger your soul.
and endanger your soul.
Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.
And set a snare for your soul.
Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
or put up security for someone else.
If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
set up by previous generations.