{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/22","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T08:28:48.714Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":22,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":21,"nextChapter":23,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A <i>good</i> name <i>is</i> rather to be chosen than great riches, <i>and</i> loving favour rather than silver and gold."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The rich and poor meet together: the LORD <i>is</i> the maker of them all."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"A prudent <i>man</i> foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"By humility <i>and</i> the fear of the LORD <i>are</i> riches, and honour, and life."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Thorns <i>and</i> snares <i>are</i> in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower <i>is</i> servant to the lender."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"He that loveth pureness of heart, <i>for</i> the grace of his lips the king <i>shall be</i> his friend."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The slothful <i>man</i> saith, <i>There is</i> a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The mouth of strange women <i>is</i> a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Foolishness <i>is</i> bound in the heart of a child; <i>but</i> the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He that oppresseth the poor to increase his <i>riches, and</i> he that giveth to the rich, <i>shall</i> surely <i>come</i> to want."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"For <i>it is</i> a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"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?"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Rob not the poor, because he <i>is</i> poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Be not thou <i>one</i> of them that strike hands, <i>or</i> of them that are sureties for debts."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean <i>men</i>."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 22 (KJV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 22](https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/22)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/22 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}