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Chapter 22

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KJV: A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Geneva: A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.

KJV: The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

Geneva: The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

KJV: A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Geneva: A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

KJV: By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

Geneva: The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.

KJV: Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Geneva: Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.

KJV: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Geneva: Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

KJV: The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Geneva: The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

KJV: He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

Geneva: He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

KJV: He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Geneva: He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.

KJV: Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Geneva: Cast out the scorner, and strife shal go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.

KJV: He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Geneva: Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.

KJV: The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

Geneva: The eyes of the Lorde preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

KJV: The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Geneva: The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

KJV: The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

Geneva: The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

KJV: Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Geneva: Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

KJV: He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Geneva: Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

KJV: Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Geneva: Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

KJV: For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

Geneva: For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.

KJV: That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

Geneva: That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.

KJV: Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Geneva: Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,

KJV: That 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?

Geneva: That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?

KJV: Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Geneva: Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.

KJV: For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Geneva: For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

KJV: Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Geneva: Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,

KJV: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Geneva: Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

KJV: Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

Geneva: Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

KJV: If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Geneva: If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?

KJV: Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Geneva: Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.

KJV: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Geneva: Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

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