Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 22
◄Having a good reputation/Being honored by people► is better than having a lot of money;
being well respected is better than having plenty of gold or silver [DOU].Ecc 7:1
There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people:
Yahweh is the one who created all of them.Pro 29:13
Those who have good sense realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they avoid it;
those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.Pro 27:12
The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him
is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.
Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET];
people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.Jos 23:13
If you train/teach children to do what is right,
all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
Rich people rule over poor people harshly,
and those who borrow money become like slaves [MET] of the people who lend money to them.Jas 2:6
If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow;
similarly, if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET];
and if you try to harm/oppress people because you are angry with them,
you will not be able to harm them.Job 4:8; Hos 10:12
God will bless those who are generous [IDM],
those who give some of their food to poor people.2Co 9:7
If you get rid of those who make fun of everything that is good,
there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting other people.
If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly,
the king will be your friend.
Yahweh [SYN] ◄watches over/takes care of► those who have good understanding/sense,
but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.
Lazy people remain in their houses;
they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street to go to work!”Pro 26:13
What ◄wives who commit adultery/immoral women► say to men [MTY] is like a deep pit [MET] into which those men fall;
those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.
Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish,
but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they will ◄stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should►.
Those who oppress poor people in order to become rich,
and those who give a bribe to rich people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them,
will just lose their money.
Thirty wise sayings
Now listen [MTY] to what wise people have said;
think carefully about what I am teaching you.
It will be good to ◄keep these things in your minds/always remember them►,
because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them to others.
I want you to trust in Yahweh,
and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
I have written [RHQ] 30 ◄sayings/things that wise people have said►
from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know many good/useful things.Pro 3:5
From them, you will learn what is right and what is true,
in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you to school (OR, give a good answer to those who ask you questions).
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It is easy to rob poor people who are helpless and cannot defend themselves, but never do that;
and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,Deu 24:17; Job 31:13
because Yahweh will speak to defend them,
and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.Pro 23:11
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Do not become friends with those who often become angry,
and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,Pro 15:18; Pro 29:22
because you might start to act like they do
and not be able to stop doing that.Pro 12:13
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If someone borrows money,
do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes
he cannot pay it back,Pro 6:1
because if you cannot pay it back,
people will surely [RHQ] come and take away everything you own, even your bed.Pro 20:16
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Do not steal some of your neighbors’ land by removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.Deu 19:14; Pro 23:10
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Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully:
They will quit working for ordinary people
and will start working for kings
because the kings will want people like that to work for them.