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Proverbs 22

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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

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

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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

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He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

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The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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

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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

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Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

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For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

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That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

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Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

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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?

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Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

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For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

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Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

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Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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

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

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Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

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Proverbs 22:8

“He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.”

Study Summary

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed—a statement of moral causation in which the evil person sows what he will ultimately reap, that wickedness generates its own judgment. The verb 'sows' (zorea) establishes the sowing-and-reaping principle; wickedness is planted and grows to produce harvest. The phrase 'rod of his fury' (shebet chemaah) describes the implement of his violence; it will be destroyed. The theological significance involves the principle of divine retribution: God's justice ensures that wickedness bears its own fruit.

Community Reflections

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Elena Petrova (Test User)1d ago
Wisdom for daily life — Proverbs 22

What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. The thread…

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Proverbs 22:8

“He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.”

Study Summary

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed—a statement of moral causation in which the evil person sows what he will ultimately reap, that wickedness generates its own judgment. The verb 'sows' (zorea) establishes the sowing-and-reaping principle; wickedness is planted and grows to produce harvest. The phrase 'rod of his fury' (shebet chemaah) describes the implement of his violence; it will be destroyed. The theological significance involves the principle of divine retribution: God's justice ensures that wickedness bears its own fruit.

Community Reflections

1
Elena Petrova (Test User)1d ago
Wisdom for daily life — Proverbs 22

What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. The thread…

Read the note →

Proverbs 22:8

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed—a statement of moral causation in which the evil person sows what he will ultimately reap, that wickedness generates its own judgment. The verb 'sows' (zorea) establishes the sowing-and-reaping principle; wickedness is planted and grows to produce harvest. The phrase 'rod of his fury' (shebet chemaah) describes the implement of his violence; it will be destroyed. The theological significance involves the principle of divine retribution: God's justice ensures that wickedness bears its own fruit.