Prov.22.7

The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don't borrow and put yourself under their power.

Prov.22.7

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Prov.22.7

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Prov.22.7

Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.

Prov.22.8

Whoever sows sin reaps weeds, and bullying anger sputters into nothing.

Prov.22.8

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Prov.22.8

He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail.

Prov.22.8

Those who plant seeds of injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will end.

Prov.22.9

Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.

Prov.22.9

A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Prov.22.9

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.

Prov.22.9

Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

Prov.22.10

Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet down; you need a break from bickering and griping!

Prov.22.10

Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

Prov.22.10

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

Prov.22.10

Throw out the mocker, and fighting, quarrels, and insults will disappear.

Prov.22.11

GOD loves the pure-hearted and well-spoken; good leaders also delight in their friendship.

Prov.22.11

He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.

Prov.22.11

He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.

Prov.22.11

Anyone who loves a pure heart and gracious speech is the king's friend.

Prov.22.12

GOD guards knowledge with a passion, but he'll have nothing to do with deception.

Prov.22.12

The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

Prov.22.12

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

Prov.22.12

The LORD preserves knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the deceitful.

Prov.22.13

The loafer says, "There's a lion on the loose! If I go out I'll be eaten alive!"

Prov.22.13

The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"

Prov.22.13

The lazy man says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!"

Prov.22.13

The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, "If I go outside, I might meet a lion in the street and be killed!"

Prov.22.14

The mouth of a whore is a bottomless pit; you'll fall in that pit if you're on the outs with GOD.

Prov.22.14

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.

Prov.22.14

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the LORD will fall there.

Prov.22.14

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; those living under the LORD's displeasure will fall into it.

Prov.22.15

Young people are prone to foolishness and fads; the cure comes through tough-minded discipline.

Prov.22.15

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Prov.22.15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

Prov.22.15

A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness, but discipline will drive it away.

Prov.22.16

Exploit the poor or glad-hand the rich--whichever, you'll end up the poorer for it. The Thirty Precepts of the Sages Don't Move Back the Boundary Lines

Prov.22.16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty.

Prov.22.16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

Prov.22.16

A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.