--- title: Proverbs 22 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Proverbs chapter 22 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/22/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/) / chapter 22 # Proverbs 22 29 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [22:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.1/) — נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃ — A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. - [22:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.2/) — עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָֽה׃ — The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all. - [22:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.3/) — עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה וְנִסְתָּר וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ — A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished. - [22:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.4/) — עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃ — The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life. - [22:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.5/) — צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃ — Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them. - [22:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.6/) — חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּֽי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ — Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it. - [22:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.7/) — עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ — The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. - [22:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.8/) — זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָר־אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃ — He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail. - [22:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.9/) — טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃ — He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. - [22:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.10/) — גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃ — Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease. - [22:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.11/) — אֹהֵב טְהָר־לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ — He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend. - [22:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.12/) — עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃ — The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man. - [22:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.13/) — אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ — The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.' - [22:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.14/) — שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃ — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. - [22:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.15/) — אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ — Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. - [22:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.16/) — עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ — One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come. - [22:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.17/) — הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ — Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. - [22:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.18/) — כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ — For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips. - [22:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.19/) — לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ — That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. - [22:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.20/) — הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שָׁלִישִׁים בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָֽעַת׃ — Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge; - [22:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.21/) — לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְאִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃פ — 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? - [22:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.22/) — אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ — Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate; - [22:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.23/) — כִּֽי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ — For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them. - [22:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.24/) — אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃ — Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go; - [22:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.25/) — פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף אֹֽרְחֹתָיו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ — Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. - [22:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.26/) — אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ — Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts; - [22:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.27/) — אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ — If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? - [22:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.28/) — אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ — Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. - [22:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.29/) — חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃פ — Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. - ← previous: [Proverbs 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/21/) - next →: [Proverbs 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/23/) - ↑ back to [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/)