Proverbs 22:1-9

1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

2 Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.

3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

4 Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life.

5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

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

8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

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Proverbs 22:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

1. Ecclesiastes 7:1
2. S Job 31:15; Proverbs 29:13; Matthew 5:45
3. S Proverbs 14:16
4. Proverbs 27:12
5. S Proverbs 15:33
6. S Proverbs 10:27; Daniel 4:36
7. Proverbs 15:19
8. S Genesis 14:14
9. Ephesians 6:4
10. S Deuteronomy 6:7
11. S Exodus 1:20; S Job 4:8; Galatians 6:7-8
12. Psalms 125:3; Hosea 8:7
13. S Deuteronomy 14:29; 2 Corinthians 9:6
14. S Proverbs 11:25; S Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 28:27

Proverbs 22:1-9

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Proverbs 22:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

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