Proverbs 22

¹A good nameשֵׁ֭םšēm — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → is more desirableנִבְחָ֣רniḇ·ḥār — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study → than greatרָ֑בrāḇ — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → richesמֵעֹ֣שֶׁרmê·‘ō·šer — Riches, wealth, abundance of possessionsH6239 — Full Word Study →; favorחֵ֣ןḥên — Favor, grace, or kindness shown to someoneH2580 — Full Word Study → is betterטֽוֹב׃ṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → than silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmik·ke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → and goldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בū·miz·zā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study →. ²The richעָשִׁ֣יר‘ā·šîr — A wealthy or rich person; one possessing abundant resourcesH6223 — Full Word Study → and the poorוָרָ֣שׁwā·rāš — To be poor, lack, or become destituteH7326 — Full Word Study → have this in commonנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnip̄·gā·šū — To meet, encounter, or come togetherH6298 — Full Word Study →: The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is Maker of them allכֻלָּ֣םḵul·lām — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study →. ³The prudentעָר֤וּם׀‘ā·rūm — Prudent, shrewd, crafty, cunningH6175 — Full Word Study → seeרָאָ֣הrā·’āh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → dangerרָעָ֣הrā·‘āh — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → and take coverוְיִסָּתֵרwə·yis·så̄·ṯēr — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study →, but the simpleוּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm — Simple, naive, or easily deceived personH6612 — Full Word Study → keep goingעָבְר֥וּ‘ā·ḇə·rū — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → and suffer the consequencesוְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū — to fine, impose a penalty, condemnH6064 — Full Word Study →. ⁴The rewardsעֵ֣קֶב‘ê·qeḇ — heel, footprint, consequence, rewardH6118 — Full Word Study → of humilityעֲ֭נָוָה‘ă·nā·wāh — Humility, meekness, gentleness of spiritH6038 — Full Word Study → and the fear of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → are wealth and honorוְכָב֣וֹדwə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → and lifeוְחַיִּֽים׃wə·ḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Thornsצִנִּ֣יםṣin·nîm — thorn, thorny plantH6791 — Full Word Study → and snaresפַּ֭חִיםpa·ḥîm — Snare, trap, or thin metal sheetH6341 — Full Word Study → lie on the path of the perverseעִקֵּ֑שׁ‘iq·qêš — Crooked, perverse, morally twistedH6141 — Full Word Study →; he who guardsשׁוֹמֵ֥רšō·w·mêr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → his soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnap̄·šōw — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → stays farיִרְחַ֥קyir·ḥaq — to be far, remove, distance oneselfH7368 — Full Word Study → from them. ⁶Train upחֲנֹ֣ךְḥă·nōḵ — To dedicate, consecrate, or train upH2596 — Full Word Study → a childלַ֭נַּעַרlan·na·‘ar — Young man, boy, or male servantH5288 — Full Word Study → inעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the wayדַרְכּ֑וֹḏar·kōw — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → he should goפִּ֣יpî — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →, andגַּ֥םgam — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → he is oldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz·qîn — to become old, age, grow oldH2204 — Full Word Study → he will notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → departיָס֥וּרyā·sūr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → from itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mim·men·nāh — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →. ⁷The richעָ֭שִׁיר‘ā·šîr — A wealthy or rich person; one possessing abundant resourcesH6223 — Full Word Study → ruleיִמְשׁ֑וֹלyim·šō·wl — To rule, reign, or exercise dominionH4910 — Full Word Study → over the poorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbə·rā·šîm — To be poor, lack, or become destituteH7326 — Full Word Study →, and the borrowerלֹ֝וֶ֗הlō·weh — To join, unite, or borrow; to cleave togetherH3867 — Full Word Study → is slaveוְעֶ֥בֶדwə·‘e·ḇeḏ — Servant; slave; one in bondage or serviceH5650 — Full Word Study → to the lenderמַלְוֶֽה׃mal·weh — To join, unite, or borrow; to cleave togetherH3867 — Full Word Study →. ⁸He who sowsזוֹרֵ֣עַzō·w·rê·a‘ — to sow seed; to plantH2232 — Full Word Study → injusticeעַ֭וְלָה‘aw·lāh — Moral evil, wickedness, unrighteousnessH5766 — Full Word Study → will reap disasterיִקְצוֹרyiq·ṣōr — to cut short, harvest, or reapH7114 — Full Word Study →, and the rodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטwə·šê·ḇeṭ — tribe; staff; scepter; rodH7626 — Full Word Study → of his furyעֶבְרָת֣וֹ‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw — Fury, rage, intense angerH5678 — Full Word Study → will be destroyedיִכְלֶֽה׃yiḵ·leh — to finish, complete, or bring to an endH3615 — Full Word Study →. ⁹A generous man will be blessedיְבֹרָ֑ךְyə·ḇō·rāḵ — to bless, kneel, praiseH1288 — Full Word Study →, forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → he sharesנָתַ֖ןnā·ṯan — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → his breadמִלַּחְמ֣וֹmil·laḥ·mōw — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → with the poorלַדָּֽל׃lad·dāl — poor, needy, weakH1800 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Drive outגָּ֣רֵֽשׁgā·rêš — to drive out, expel, thrust awayH1644 — Full Word Study → the mockerלֵ֭ץlêṣ — to mock, scorn, or ridiculeH3887 — Full Word Study →, and conflictמָד֑וֹןmā·ḏō·wn — Strife, quarreling, contentionH4066 — Full Word Study → will departוְיֵצֵ֣אwə·yê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study →; even quarrelingדִּ֣יןdîn — Judgment, legal case, dispute, or controversyH1779 — Full Word Study → and insultsוְקָלֽוֹן׃wə·qā·lō·wn — Shame, dishonor, or disgraceH7036 — Full Word Study → will ceaseוְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗תwə·yiš·bōṯ — to cease, rest, or desist from laborH7673 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹He who lovesאֹהֵ֥ב’ō·hêḇ — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study → a pure heartטְהוֹרṭə·hōr — Ritually or morally pure; cleanH2889 — Full Word Study → and graciousחֵ֥ןḥên — Favor, grace, or kindness shown to someoneH2580 — Full Word Study → lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוśə·p̲ā·t̲āyw — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → will have the king for a friendרֵעֵ֥הוּrê·‘ê·hū — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study →. ¹²The LORD’sיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → eyesעֵינֵ֣י‘ê·nê — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → keep watch overנָ֣צְרוּnā·ṣə·rū — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study → knowledgeדָ֑עַתḏā·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study →, but He frustratesוַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ףway·sal·lêp̄ — to overthrow, pervert, or turn asideH5557 — Full Word Study → the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rê — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the faithlessבֹגֵֽד׃ḇō·ḡêḏ — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study →. ¹³The slackerעָ֭צֵל‘ā·ṣêl — sluggard; one who is lazy or slothfulH6102 — Full Word Study → saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “There is a lion outsideבַח֑וּץḇa·ḥūṣ — Outside, exterior, or open space beyond a boundaryH2351 — Full Word Study →! I will be slainאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃’ê·rā·ṣê·aḥ — to murder; to unlawfully kill a human beingH7523 — Full Word Study → inבְּת֥וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵ — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study → the streetsרְ֝חֹב֗וֹתrə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ — public square, street, plazaH7339 — Full Word Study →!” ¹⁴The mouthפִּ֣יpî — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → of an adulteressזָר֑וֹתzā·rō·wṯ — to turn aside, be strange or foreignH2114 — Full Word Study → is a deepעֲ֭מֻקָּה‘ă·muq·qāh — Deep, profound, abyssH6013 — Full Word Study → pitשׁוּחָ֣הšū·ḥāh — Pit, ditch, or hole dug in the groundH7745 — Full Word Study →; he who is under the wrathזְע֥וּםzə·‘ūm — To be indignant; to rage or abhorH2194 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will fallיִפּוֹלyip·pōl — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → into itשָֽׁם׃šām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת’iw·we·leṯ — foolishness, senselessness, moral depravityH200 — Full Word Study → is bound up in the heartבְלֶב־ḇə·leḇ- — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → of a childנָ֑עַרnā·‘ar — Young man, boy, or male servantH5288 — Full Word Study →, but the rod of disciplineמ֝וּסָ֗רmū·sār — Discipline, instruction, or correctionH4148 — Full Word Study → drives it farיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar·ḥî·qen·nāh — to be far, remove, distance oneselfH7368 — Full Word Study → from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Oppressingעֹ֣שֵֽׁק‘ō·šêq — To oppress, defraud, or exploitH6231 — Full Word Study → the poorדָּ֭לdāl — poor, needy, weakH1800 — Full Word Study → to enrichלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתlə·har·bō·wṯ — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → oneself or giving giftsנֹתֵ֥ןnō·ṯên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → to the richלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירlə·‘ā·šîr — A wealthy or rich person; one possessing abundant resourcesH6223 — Full Word Study → will surely lead to povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃lə·maḥ·sō·wr — Lack, want, or shortage; deprivation or povertyH4270 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Inclineהַ֥טhaṭ — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → your earאָזְנְךָ֗’ā·zə·nə·ḵā — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → and hearוּ֭שְׁמַעū·šə·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rê — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the wiseחֲכָמִ֑יםḥă·ḵā·mîm — Wise, skilled, or cunning in understanding and discernmentH2450 — Full Word Study →— applyתָּשִׁ֥יתtā·šîṯ — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study → your mindוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗wə·lib·bə·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → to my knowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃lə·ḏa‘·tî — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study →— ¹⁸forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → it is pleasingנָ֭עִיםnā·‘îm — Pleasant, delightful, agreeableH5273 — Full Word Study → whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you keep themתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םṯiš·mə·rêm — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → within youבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbə·ḇiṭ·ne·ḵā — belly; womb; interior of the bodyH990 — Full Word Study → and they are constantlyיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyaḥ·dāw — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → your lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹So that your trustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiḇ·ṭa·ḥe·ḵā — Trust, confidence, secure refugeH4009 — Full Word Study → may beלִהְי֣וֹתlih·yō·wṯ — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → in the LORDבַּ֭יהוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, I instruct youהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָhō·w·ḏa‘·tî·ḵā — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → todayהַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →—yesאַף־’ap̄- — Also, moreover, even, indeedH637 — Full Word Study →, youאָֽתָּה׃’āt·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰Have I notהֲלֹ֤אhă·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → writtenכָתַ֣בְתִּיḵā·ṯaḇ·tî — to write, inscribe, or record in written formH3789 — Full Word Study → for you thirty sayingsשִׁלְשׁוֹםšil·šōm — three days ago; formerly; long agoH8032 — Full Word Study → about counselבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbə·mō·w·‘ê·ṣōṯ — counsel, advice, or deliberate planH4156 — Full Word Study → and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃wā·ḏā·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study →, ²¹to show youלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗lə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ă·ḵā — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → trueקֹ֭שְׁטְqō·šəṭ — Truth, reality, equity, or evennessH7189 — Full Word Study → and reliableאֱמֶ֑ת’ĕ·meṯ — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study → wordsאִמְרֵ֣י’im·rê — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study →, that you mayלְהָשִׁ֥יבlə·hā·šîḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → soundlyאֱ֝מֶ֗ת’ĕ·meṯ — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study → answerאֲמָרִ֥ים’ă·mā·rîm — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → those who sent youלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃פlə·šō·lə·ḥe·ḵā — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study →? ²²Do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → robתִּגְזָל־tiḡ·zāl- — to seize or rob by force; to plunderH1497 — Full Word Study → a poorדָּ֭לdāl — poor, needy, weakH1800 — Full Word Study → man becauseכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → heה֑וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is poorדַל־ḏal- — poor, needy, weakH1800 — Full Word Study →, and do notוְאַל־wə·’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → crushתְּדַכֵּ֖אtə·ḏak·kê — to crush, break, or oppressH1792 — Full Word Study → the afflictedעָנִ֣י‘ā·nî — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study → at the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃ḇaš·šā·‘ar — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study →, ²³forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will take upיָרִ֣יבyā·rîḇ — To contend, strive, dispute, or plead a caseH7378 — Full Word Study → their caseרִיבָ֑םrî·ḇām — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → and will plunderוְקָבַ֖עwə·qā·ḇa‘ — to rob, despoil, plunder by forceH6906 — Full Word Study → those who rob themקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םqō·ḇə·‘ê·hem — to rob, despoil, plunder by forceH6906 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → make friendsתִּ֭תְרַעtiṯ·ra‘ — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study → withאֶת־’eṯ- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study → an angryאָ֑ף’āp̄ — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study → manבַּ֣עַלba·‘al — Master, owner, lord, husbandH1167 — Full Word Study →, and do notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → associateתָבֽוֹא׃ṯā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → withוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study → a hot-temperedחֵ֝מוֹתḥê·mō·wṯ — Intense rage, burning wrath, divine angerH2534 — Full Word Study → manאִ֥ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study →, ²⁵orפֶּן־pen- — lest, that not, for fear thatH6435 — Full Word Study → you may learnתֶּאֱלַ֥ףte·’ĕ·lap̄ — to teach, instruct, or trainH502 — Full Word Study → his waysאָרְחָתוֹʾå̄·rə·ḥå̄·ṯō — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → and entangleוְלָקַחְתָּ֖wə·lā·qaḥ·tā — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → yourselfלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃lə·nap̄·še·ḵā — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → in a snareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmō·w·qêš — snare, trap, or netH4170 — Full Word Study →. ²⁶Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → beתְּהִ֥יtə·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → one who gives pledgesבְתֹֽקְעֵי־ḇə·ṯō·qə·‘ê- — to blow, sound, thrust, or strike with forceH8628 — Full Word Study →, who puts up securityבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםba·‘ō·rə·ḇîm — To pledge, give surety, become responsible for anotherH6148 — Full Word Study → for debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃maš·šā·’ō·wṯ — something lent; loan; borrowed itemH4859 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you have nothingאֵֽין־’ên- — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → with which to payלְשַׁלֵּ֑םlə·šal·lêm — to complete, make peace, repayH7999 — Full Word Study →, whyלָ֥מָּהlām·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → should your bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā — bed, sleeping place, or couchH4904 — Full Word Study → be takenיִקַּ֥חyiq·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → from under youמִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃mit·taḥ·te·ḵā — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study →? ²⁸Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → moveתַּ֭סֵּגtas·sêḡ — To withdraw, turn back, or remove oneselfH5253 — Full Word Study → an ancientעוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study → boundary stoneגְּב֣וּלgə·ḇūl — boundary, border, or limit of a regionH1366 — Full Word Study → whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → your fathersאֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃’ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā — H1 — Full Word Study → have placedעָשׂ֣וּ‘ā·śū — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study →. ²⁹Do you seeחָזִ֡יתָḥā·zî·ṯā — to see, behold, perceive, or prophesyH2372 — Full Word Study → a manאִ֤ישׁ׀’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → skilledמָ֘הִ֤ירmā·hîr — Swift, quick, speedy; ready or willingH4106 — Full Word Study → in his workבִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim·laḵ·tōw — Work, labor, occupation; manufactured goods or craftH4399 — Full Word Study →? He will be stationedיִתְיַצָּ֑בyiṯ·yaṣ·ṣāḇ — To stand, take a stand, present oneselfH3320 — Full Word Study → in the presenceלִֽפְנֵֽי־lip̄·nê- — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → of kingsמְלָכִ֥יםmə·lā·ḵîm — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study →; he will notבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → standיִ֝תְיַצֵּבyiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ — To stand, take a stand, present oneselfH3320 — Full Word Study → beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → obscure menחֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃פḥă·šuk·kîm — dark, obscure, hiddenH2823 — Full Word Study →.