Proverbs 22 - Compare Translations
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Proverbs 22:1
KJVA good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
WEBA good name is more desirable than great riches,
YLTA name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace.
Proverbs 22:2
KJVThe rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
WEBThe rich and the poor have this in common:
YLTRich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.
Proverbs 22:3
KJVA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
WEBA prudent man sees danger, and hides himself;
YLTThe prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:4
KJVBy humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
WEBThe result of humility and the fear of Yahweh
YLTThe end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
Proverbs 22:5
KJVThorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
WEBThorns and snares are in the path of the wicked:
YLTThorns -- snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Proverbs 22:6
KJVTrain up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
WEBTrain up a child in the way he should go,
YLTGive instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
Proverbs 22:7
KJVThe rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
WEBThe rich rule over the poor.
YLTThe rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.
Proverbs 22:8
KJVHe that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
WEBHe who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
YLTWhoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
Proverbs 22:9
KJVHe that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
WEBHe who has a generous eye will be blessed;
YLTThe good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:11
KJVHe that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
WEBHe who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully
YLTWhoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.
Proverbs 22:12
KJVThe eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
WEBYahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge;
YLTThe eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
Proverbs 22:13
KJVThe slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
WEBThe sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
YLTThe slothful hath said, `A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
Proverbs 22:14
KJVThe mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
WEBThe mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit.
YLTA deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
Proverbs 22:15
KJVFoolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
WEBFolly is bound up in the heart of a child:
YLTFolly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
Proverbs 22:16
KJVHe that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
WEBWhoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
YLTHe is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Proverbs 22:17
KJVBow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
WEBTurn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise.
YLTIncline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
Proverbs 22:18
KJVFor it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
WEBFor it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you,
YLTFor they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
Proverbs 22:19
KJVThat thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
WEBI teach you today, even you,
YLTThat thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.
Proverbs 22:20
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Proverbs 22:21
KJVThat 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?
WEBTo teach you truth, reliable words,
YLTTo cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
Proverbs 22:22
KJVRob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
WEBDon’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
YLTRob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
Proverbs 22:23
KJVFor the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
WEBfor Yahweh will plead their case,
YLTFor Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
Proverbs 22:24
KJVMake no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
WEBDon’t befriend a hot-tempered man,
YLTShew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
Proverbs 22:25
KJVLest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
WEBlest you learn his ways,
YLTLest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
Proverbs 22:26
KJVBe not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
WEBDon’t you be one of those who strike hands,
YLTBe not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.
Proverbs 22:27
KJVIf thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
WEBIf you don’t have means to pay,
YLTIf thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
Proverbs 22:28
KJVRemove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
WEBDon’t move the ancient boundary stone,
YLTRemove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.
Proverbs 22:29
KJVSeest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
WEBDo you see a man skilled in his work?
YLTHast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
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