Proverbs 22
Treated in 40 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 22:6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not leave it. 19
- 22:29 Do you see someone who is skilled at their work? They will serve kings, not people of no account. 7
- 22:26 Do not be one of those who shake hands on a pledge and guarantee other people's loans. 3
- 22:3 Sensible people see danger coming and take cover, but the naive walk straight into it and suffer for it. 2
- 22:7 The rich lord it over the poor, and whoever borrows becomes the lender's slave. 2
- 22:14 The talk of forbidden women is a deep pit; anyone the LORD is angry with will fall into it. 2
- 22:28 Do not shift the old boundary stone that your ancestors put in place. 2
- 22:1 A good reputation is worth choosing over great wealth; being well regarded is better than silver and gold. 1
- 22:15 Foolishness is tied fast to a child's heart, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away. 1
- 22:16 Whoever exploits the poor to get rich, or hands gifts to the rich, will only end up in need. 1
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Where it is preached
- Faithful With Little ·
Gain All You Can, Honestly cites Proverbs 22:1
…who cheat in business. “A good reputation is worth choosing over great wealth” (Proverbs 22:1). Gain all you can Don’t miss the positive side. Wesley really did say, “Gain all you…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 3 ·
Day 17 — Dares and Danger cites Proverbs 22:3
…see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.” — Proverbs 22:3 (BSB) “I dare you.” Those three words have gotten a lot of guys into a lot of trouble.…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
How Do I Forgive Someone Who Really Hurt Me? cites Proverbs 22:3
…comes first. It isn’t staying somewhere unsafe. “The prudent see danger and take cover” (Proverbs 22:3). You can forgive someone from a distance. It isn’t keeping quiet. If someone is hurting…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Susanna Wesley — The Mother of Methodism cites Proverbs 22:6
…off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6, NIV). This was not merely a parenting strategy for her but a theology of intercession…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites Proverbs 22:6
…rest on me.” John 15:5 — “Apart from me you can do nothing.” Chapter 3 — Susanna Wesley Proverbs 22:6 — “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not…
- Faithful With Little ·
Passing It On cites Proverbs 22:6
…off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not leave it.” (Proverbs 22:6) What to teach Here are some lessons every child needs to learn about money. God owns…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Little Lea cites Proverbs 22:6
…up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6, KJV A Belfast Family Clive Staples Lewis was born on 29 November 1898 in a semi-detached…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 22:6
…the materials of his imagination, and a longing he could not name. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 22:6; Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Psalm 16:6. Reflection 1. What did your childhood give you that God…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 22:6
…father’s stern faith and a mother’s cheerful thrift. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 16:5-6; Proverbs 22:6. Reflection 1. What did you inherit from your family that helps you serve God? 2. What…
- C. S. Lewis (For Teens) ·
Call Me Jack cites Proverbs 22:6
…up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) Clive Staples Lewis was born on 29 November 1898 in Belfast, a city of shipyards…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites Prov 22: 6
…up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.’ Prov 22: 6. The more your children fear God, the more they will honour you. (2) If you would have…
- The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth ·
The Training of Children cites PROVERBS 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. PROVERBS 22:6 Catherine Booth once remarked that she had often listened to men lecturing women on the…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
Suffer the Little Children cites PROVERBS 22:6
…Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. PROVERBS 22:6 The first morning was hard. Mazie sighed, and sighed again, and at last began, in her…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
The Great Duty of Family Religion cites PROVERBS 22:6
…Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. PROVERBS 22:6 The objection of busyness Whitefield knew the objection that would be raised: this will…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
The Catechism at the Kitchen Table cites PROVERBS 22:6
…Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. PROVERBS 22:6 The order is deliberate. First the commandments, which show us our sin and our need. Then…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
A School of Christ cites PROVERBS 22:6
…Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. PROVERBS 22:6 In his sermon on Enduring Persecution for Christ, in the Ochorus library, Calvin puts the…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
The Forest School cites Proverbs 22:6
…up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6, ASV). Anant Shastri trained his daughter to learn, to think, and to do what was right…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 22:6
…and daughters shaped everything Ramabai became. Scriptures to revisit Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Proverbs 22:6. Reflection 1. What did your parents teach you that has lasted? 2. Who in your community…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life (For Teens) ·
The Student Who Ran Out of Road cites Proverbs 22:6
…up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) Reuben Archer Torrey was born in 1856 in New Jersey, USA, into a wealthy family.…
- The Life of Trust ·
Plenty and Want cites Proverbs xxii. 6
…years only, the prayers which they offer up on their behalf. Now, while such passages as Proverbs xxii. 6, Ecclesiastes xi. 1, Galatians vi. 9, 1 Cor. xv. 58, give unto us assurance not merely…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On the Education of Children cites Prov. 22:6
…a child in the way wherein he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Prov. 22:6. 1. We must not imagine that these words are to be understood in an absolute sense, as if…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix N: The Wise Sayings of George Müller cites Proverbs xxii. 6
…years only, the prayers which they offer up on their behalf. Now, while such passages as Proverbs xxii. 6, Ecclesiastes xi. 1, Galatians vi. 9, 1 Cor. xv. 58, give unto us assurance not merely…
- Faithful With Little ·
The Borrower’s Chains cites Proverbs 22:7
…“The rich lord it over the poor, and whoever borrows becomes the lender’s slave.” (Proverbs 22:7) That’s a hard word, but it’s true. When you owe money, you are not completely free. Part…
- Faithful With Little ·
Appendix 1: A 30-Day Reading Plan cites Proverbs 22:7
…Proverbs 27:23-24. Know how your flocks are doing. Do I know where my money goes? Day 20. Proverbs 22:7. The borrower becomes the lender’s slave. What step can I take toward freedom from debt?…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Fifth Stage cites Prov. 22:14
…Thank God that you escaped her: the abhorred of the Lord shall fall into her pit. Prov. 22:14. Faithful: Nay, I know not whether I did wholly escape her or no. Christian: Why, I trow…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Prov 22: 14
…of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.’ Prov 22: 14. What can be worse than to be abhorred of God? God may be angry with his own children…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
Threshing cites Proverbs 22:15
…is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him” (Proverbs 22:15). If, while we are imperfect, we succeed with our children through our poor and limited…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Is Gambling Wrong? cites Proverbs 22:16
…who can least afford it. The Bible warns against “Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself” (Proverbs 22:16). Even a “harmless” bet supports a system that ruins many families. Nothing should master…
- The Life of Trust ·
Faith Strengthened by Exercise cites Prov. xxii. 26
…us, “Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.” Prov. xxii. 26. The way in which Satan ensnares persons, to bring them into the net, and to bring…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.8 The Eighth Commandment cites Prov 22: 26
…a thief to himself by suretiship. ‘Be not thou one of them that are sureties for debts.’ Prov 22: 26. The creditor comes upon the surety for debt, and so, by paying another’s debt, he is a…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Prov. xxii. 26
…6.) "Be thou not one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts." (Prov. xxii. 26.) "He that hateth suretyship is sure." (Prov. xi. 15.) "I will very gladly spend and be…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Democracy of the Dead cites PROVERBS 22:28
…others also. 2 TIMOTHY 2:2 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. PROVERBS 22:28 Chesterton’s point was that the great Christian consensus — the creeds, the shared…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Prefatory Address to King Francis cites Prov. 22:28
…thus warned by Solomon, “Remove not the ancient landmarks which thy fathers have set” (Prov. 22:28). But the same rule applies not to the measuring of fields and the obedience of faith.…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 3 ·
Day 23 — Skilled Hands cites Proverbs 22:29
…He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” — Proverbs 22:29 (BSB) Think about the guys who are really, really good at what they do: a pro athlete, a…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
The First Woman Watchmaker cites Proverbs 22:29
…Proverbs asks, “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings” (Proverbs 22:29, ASV). Corrie ten Boom, the careful watchmaker of Haarlem, did in fact end up standing…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 22:29
…made a shop into the perfect cover. Scriptures to revisit Luke 16:10; Colossians 3:23; Proverbs 22:29. Reflection 1. How do you regard ordinary work? 2. Is it a waiting room, or a workshop…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
How to Study Effectively cites Proverbs 22:29
…intellect. "Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings." — Proverbs 22:29 Why Many Students Struggle Common reasons include lack of planning, poor reading habits…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Every Calling a Post cites PROVERBS 22:29
…in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. PROVERBS 22:29 But he was equally clear that the purpose of work is not the accumulation of wealth for…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
The Resolutions cites PROVERBS 22:29
…at his desk. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings. PROVERBS 22:29 There is encouragement in this for people of ordinary ability. Most of what lasts is…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Is It Wrong to Be Ambitious? cites Proverbs 22:29
…“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings” (Proverbs 22:29). Practise. Study. Train. Paul even used athletes as a picture of the Christian life…