Proverbs 22

Proverbs · Chapter 22

Proverbs 22:6

1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.2The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.19That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,21That 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?22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
trainחֲנֹ֣ךְcha-NOKHH2596
to dedicate

חָנַךְ (cha.nakh) 1) to train, dedicate, inaugurate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to train, train up 1a2) to dedicate

to the youthלַ֭נַּעַרLA-na-'arH5288
youth

נַ֫עַר (na.ar) 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer

onעַל־'al-H5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

[the] mouth ofפִּ֣יpiH6310I
lip

פֶּה (peh) : lip/mouth peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

way hisדַרְכּ֑וֹdar-KOH1870G
way: conduct

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571
also

גַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588A
for

כִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

he will be oldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz-KINH2204
be old

זָקֵן (za.qen) 1) to be old, become old 1a) (Qal) to be old, become old 1b) (Hiphil) to grow old, show age

notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

he will turn asideיָס֥וּרya-SURH5493H
to turn aside: remove

סוּר (sur) : remove 1) to turn aside, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto 1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid 1a3) to be removed 1a4) to come to an end 1b) (Polel) to turn aside 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose 1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish 1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

from itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi-ME-nahH4480A
from

מִן־ (min) prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.