Proverbs 22

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22:1
נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טוֹב׃
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.
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22:2
עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָה׃
The rich and the poor meet together— The LORD is the maker of them all.
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22:3
עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה ויסתר [וְנִסְתָּר] וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְנֶעֱנָשׁוּ׃
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
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22:4
עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים׃
The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, Even riches, and honour, and life.
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22:5
צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶם׃
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; He that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
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22:6
חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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22:7
עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶה׃
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
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22:8
זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה יקצור־[יִקְצָר־] אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶה׃
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
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22:9
טוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּל׃
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
22:10
גָּרֵשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלוֹן׃
Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and shame will cease.
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22:11
אֹהֵב טהור־[טְהָר־] לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶלֶךְ׃
He that loveth pureness of heart, That hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
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22:12
עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵד׃
The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, But He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
22:13
אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵחַ׃
The sluggard saith: ‘There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.’
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22:14
שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול־[יִפָּל־] שָׁם׃
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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22:15
אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ׃
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
22:16
עֹשֵׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסוֹר׃
One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; One may give to the rich, yet will want come.
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22:17
הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי׃
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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22:18
כִּי־נָעִים כִּי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ׃
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; Let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
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22:19
לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָתָּה׃
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
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22:20
הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שלשום [שָׁלִישִׁים] בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָעַת׃
Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge;
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22:21
לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶיךָ׃
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
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22:22
אַל־תִּגְזָל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר׃
Rob not the weak, because he is weak, Neither crush the poor in the gate;
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22:23
כִּי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ׃
For the LORD will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
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22:24
אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבוֹא׃
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
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22:25
פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף ארחתו [אֹרְחֹתָיו] וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ׃
Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
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22:26
אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאוֹת׃
Be thou not of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts;
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22:27
אִם־אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ׃
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
22:28
אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ׃
Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
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22:29
חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים׃
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
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@67BakingGirl67

A tendency, not a guarantee

Should 'train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' really be read as an absolute guarantee, given how much of Proverbs deals in general tendencies rather than ironclad promises?

Practical & Devotional
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@Rashi

Rashi on Proverbs 22:6

<b>Train a child</b> According to what you teach a child and train him in matters, either for good or bad, even when he grows old, he will not turn away from it.

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