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Proverbs 22 Bible Commentary
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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 22
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22:1
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and]
a
loving favour rather than silver and gold.
(
a
) Which comes by well doing.
22:2
The rich and poor
b
meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
(
b
) Live together, and have need the one of the other.
22:3
A prudent [man]
c
foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
(
c
) That is, the punishment, which is prepared for the wicked and flees to God for help.
22:6
Train up a child
d
in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
(
d
) Bring him up virtuously and he will continue so.
22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the
e
rod of his anger shall fail.
(
e
) His authority by which he oppressed others, will be taken from him.
22:9
He that hath a bountiful
f
eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
(
f
) He that is merciful and liberal.
22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the
g
king [shall be] his friend.
(
g
) He shows that princes should use their familiarity, whose conscience is good, and their talk wise and godly.
22:12
The eyes of the LORD preserve
h
knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
(
h
) Favour them that love knowledge.
22:13
The slothful [man] saith,
i
[There is] a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
(
i
) He derides them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their duty.
22:14
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD
k
shall fall in it.
(
k
) So God punishes one sin by another, when he suffers the wicked to fall into the acquaintance of a harlot.
22:15
Foolishness [is] bound
l
in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
(
l
) He is naturally given to it.
22:19
That thy trust may be in
m
the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
(
m
) He shows what the end of wisdom is: that is, to direct us to the Lord.
22:20
Have not I written to thee
n
excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
(
n
) That is, various times.
22:24
Make
o
no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
(
o
) Have nothing to do with him that is not able to rule his affections: for he would hurt you by his evil conversation.
22:26
Be not thou [one] of them that
p
strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
(
p
) Who rashly put themselves in danger for others, as in (
Proverbs 6:2
).
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(a) Which comes by well doing.
22:2 The rich and poor b meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
(b) Live together, and have need the one of the other.
22:3 A prudent [man] c foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
(c) That is, the punishment, which is prepared for the wicked and flees to God for help.
22:6 Train up a child d in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
(d) Bring him up virtuously and he will continue so.
22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the e rod of his anger shall fail.
(e) His authority by which he oppressed others, will be taken from him.
22:9 He that hath a bountiful f eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
(f) He that is merciful and liberal.
22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the g king [shall be] his friend.
(g) He shows that princes should use their familiarity, whose conscience is good, and their talk wise and godly.
22:12 The eyes of the LORD preserve h knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
(h) Favour them that love knowledge.
22:13 The slothful [man] saith, i [There is] a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
(i) He derides them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their duty.
22:14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD k shall fall in it.
(k) So God punishes one sin by another, when he suffers the wicked to fall into the acquaintance of a harlot.
22:15 Foolishness [is] bound l in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
(l) He is naturally given to it.
22:19 That thy trust may be in m the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
(m) He shows what the end of wisdom is: that is, to direct us to the Lord.
22:20 Have not I written to thee n excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
(n) That is, various times.
22:24 Make o no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
(o) Have nothing to do with him that is not able to rule his affections: for he would hurt you by his evil conversation.
22:26 Be not thou [one] of them that p strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
(p) Who rashly put themselves in danger for others, as in (Proverbs 6:2).