Proverbs 22:1-10

¹A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; And better is good-will than silver and gold.

²The rich and the poor meet together; The LORD is the Maker of them all.

³The prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple rush on, and are punished.

⁴By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches and honor and life.

⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the deceitful; He that will preserve his life will be far from them.

⁶Train up a child in accordance with his way, 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 who soweth iniquity shall reap calamity, And the rod of his punishment is prepared.

⁹He who hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, Because he giveth of his bread to the poor.

¹⁰Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and reproach will cease.