Proverbs 22:1-29 Proverbs About the Wise, the Foolish & the Oppressed

Proverbs About the Wise, the Foolish, & the Oppressed

Proverbs 22:1-29                                      Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

A good name [a.k.a. reputation,] is to be chosen, rather than great riches, & loving [favor,] & rather than silver or gold. The rich & poor [have this in common:] the Lord is the Maker of them all. [Ecclesiastes 9:2 All things come alike to all: There is one event to: the righteous; the wicked; the good; the clean; the unclean; to him [who sacrifices,] & to him [who doesn't sacrifice.] [Like] [what] is [for:] the good, [also] is [for] the sinner, & he [who swears] [an oath,] [like] he [who fears, a.k.a. is afraid,] [of swearing] an oath.]

A prudent, [a.k.a. cautious,] man [foresees] evil, & [hides] himself: but the simple [minded] [continue to go] on, & are punished. By humility & the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord [God] are: riches, [honor,] & [Eternal] Life.[Micah 6:8 O man, [the Lord God has declared to] you, what is good; & what the Lord [requires from] you. [Only] to: do justly, [a.k.a. honestly;] love mercy; & to walk, [a.k.a. follow,] humbly with your God.]

Thorns & [traps] are in the [road] of the [deceitful:] & he, [who keeps, a.k.a. guards], his soul [from evil] shall be far [away] from them. Train up a child in the way he should go; & he won’t depart from it when he is old.

The rich [rule] over the poor, & the borrower is [the] servant to the lender. [James 2:5-6 [Pay attention,] my beloved brethren, [Hasn’t] God chosen the poor of this world, [who are:] rich in faith, & heirs of the Kingdom, which [the Lord God has] promised to [those who] love Him? But you have despised the poor. Don’t rich men oppress you, & [lead] you before the judgment seats?]

He [who sows, a.k.a. plants,] iniquity shall reap, [a.k.a. harvest, trouble,] & the rod of his anger shall fail [to save him.] [2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no [wonder,] for Satan, himself, is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it's no great thing, if [Satan's] ministers [are] also transformed [like] the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds.]

He, [who] has a [generous] eye, shall be blessed: for he [gives] of his bread to the poor. [2 Corinthians 9:6 But I say this, He [who sows, a.k.a, plants,] sparingly; shall also reap, a.k.a. harvest,] sparingly, & he [who sows generously,] shall also [harvest generously.]

[Throw] out the scorner, [a.k.a. who looks down on others,] & the [dispute] shall go out, & [yes] the [quarrel & ridicule] shall [stop.] [Psalm 101:7-8 He [who acts deceitfully,] shall not dwell within My house. He [who tells] lies shall not [continue] in My sight. Early, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, [so] that I may cut off all [those who] [do wickedly] from the city of the Lord.]

He [who] loves pureness of heart, the king shall be his friend, [because of] the grace of his lips. [Psalm 101:6 [My] eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, [so] that they may dwell with Me. He shall serve Me, he [who walks, a.k.a. follows,] in a perfect way, [a.k.a. without blame.]

The [Lord’] eyes preserve knowledge, & He [overthrows] the words of the [faithless.] The [lazy] man [says,] [I can’t work, because:] there is a lion [outside,] & I shall be [killed] in the streets.

The mouth of a strange woman, [a.k.a. seductress,] is a deep pit: & he, [who is loathed by] the Lord shall fall [into the pit.] Foolishness is [tied within] the heart of a child; but the rod [used for] correction shall drive [foolishness] far from him. [Proverbs 23:13-14 [Don't] withhold correction from the child. For if you [beat] him with a rod, he shall not die. You [shall] beat him with the rod, & [shall] deliver his soul from hell.]

He [who oppresses] the poor, & he [who gives] to the rich to increase his riches, shall surely come to [poverty.] [Lean] your ear down, & hear the words of the wise, & apply, [a.k.a. utilize,] My knowledge [within] your heart.

For it is a pleasant thing if You keep [My Laws] within you; & [meanwhile] they shall be fitted, [a.k.a. appropriate, within] your lips. I have made [this] known to you this day, even to you, [so] that your trust, [a.k.a. confidence,] may be in the Lord.

Haven’t I written excellent things [as] [advice,] & knowledge to you [so] that I might make you know the Words of Truth, [with] certainty, [a.k.a. being very sure without any doubt, so] that you [might] answer, [a.k.a. reply,] the Words of Truth to [those who] send [for] you?

[John 20:24-30 But Thomas, 1 of the 12, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came. Therefore, the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But [Thomas] said, [Unless,] I shall see the print of the nails in His hands, & put my finger into the nail prints, & thrust my hand into His side, I won't believe. And after 8 days, again His disciples were [inside,] & Thomas with them. Then, Jesus came, the doors being shut, & stood in the [middle,] & said, Peace be to you. *Then, [Jesus] said to Thomas, Reach your  finger [here,] & [see] My hands, & reach your hand [here,] & thrust it into My  side. And [don't] be [without faith,] but believing. And Thomas answered & said to Him, My Lord & my God. Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you [have] seen Me, you [have] believed. Blessed are [those who] haven't seen, & [still] have believed.]`

[Don’t] rob the poor, because he is poor: & neither oppress the afflicted in the gate. [Zechariah 7:10-11 And [don't] oppress the: widow; fatherless; the stranger; nor the poor. And [don't] let [any] of you imagine evil [plots] in your heart, against his brother. But they refused to [pay attention,] & pulled [their] shoulder away, & stopped, [a.k.a. plugged,] their ears, [so] that they couldn't hear.]

For the Lord [God] will plead their [case,] & will [plunder] the soul of those [who plundered] them. [Isaiah 1:23-24 Your princes are rebellious, & companions of thieves. Everyone [loves] gifts, & [follows] after rewards, [a.k.a. bribes.] They [don't] judge the fatherless, & neither [does] the [case] of the widow come to them. Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, [says,] Ah, I will ease [Myself] of [My] adversaries, & avenge [Myself] of [My] enemies.]

[Don’t] make [a friendship] with an angry man; & you [shouldn’t] go with a furious man: lest you learn his ways, &  your soul [gets entrapped.] [Proverbs 29:22 And angry man [stirs] up [conflicts,] & furious [man's sins abound.]

[Don’t] you be one of [those who shakes] hands [in a deal,] or [those who] are [guarantors] for debts. [Proverbs 6:1-2 My son, if you [are the] [guarantor, [a.k.a. person who guarantees the deal,] for your friend, & if you [have shaken] your hand with a stranger, you [are trapped by] the words of your mouth, & you [are] taken [by these] words.]

If you [have] nothing [with which] to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? [Don’t] remove the ancient [boundary] landmark, [that] your [forefathers] have [put.] [Do] you [see] a man [who puts effort into] his business? He shall stand [in front of] kings; & he shall not stand before mean men.