Proverbs 22 - Introduction

NOTICEABLE GROUPINGS IN CHAPTER 22

Rich

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1).

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life (Proverbs 22:4).

Poor

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all (Proverbs 22:2).

The rich ruleth over the poor (Proverbs 22:7).

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor (Proverbs 22:9).

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain...shall come only to want (Proverbs 22:16).

Rob not the poor because he is poor (Proverbs 22:22).

Jehovah

Jehovah is the maker of them all (Proverbs 22:2). The reward of...the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life (Proverbs 22:4).

The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man (Proverbs 22:12).

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein (Proverbs 22:14).

That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day (Proverbs 22:19).

Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them (Proverbs 22:23).

Kings

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend (Proverbs 22:11).

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29).

Wisdom

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself (Proverbs 22:3).

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge (Proverbs 22:17).

Fools

The simple pass on, and suffer for it (Proverbs 22:3).

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (Proverbs 22:15).

Punishment

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse (Proverbs 22:5).

He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity (Proverbs 22:8).

Jehovah...overthroweth the words of the treacherous man (Proverbs 22:12).

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want (Proverbs 22:16).

Jehovah will plead their cause, and Despoil of life those that despoil them (Proverbs 22:23).

Reward

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life (Proverbs 22:4).

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed (Proverbs 22:9).

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend (Proverbs 22:11).

The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge (Proverbs 22:12).

Seest thou a man diligent in business? He shall stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29).

Children

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (Proverbs 22:15).

MARRIAGE IS A GOOD STATE

There is too much levity concerning this subject of marriage. Of course, we cannot avoid some of the humorous things that happen and that are told, but the tone of things needs to be much more serious than it usually is when certain passages from the Bible on this subject are read or quoted. Here is a great passage that has experienced entirely too much humor: Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord (Proverbs 18:22). Listening to levity-loving preaching read this to the emphasis that a wife is merely a thing leaves much to be desired when the author has no such thought in mind. The word thing is even in italics, which forbids any such meaning or emphasis. A wife is no more a thing than a husband is. If the woman is a thing, a man is a bigger thing, for she came from man. What that verse is saying is that the person who finds a wife is finding something good or is getting into a good state of life. The latter part of that passage shows that God is pleased when people marry, provided of course they do not marry contrary to His will.

As people have married, so does their marriage usually go. If they have run off to get married, it usually isn-'t too long until one of them is running away from the other. If they have taken the Lord into their home, they have found His blessing abiding upon their home.
Yes, marriage is good. Ask the person who is properly married. He or she would not think of becoming unmarried at all. Even those who break away from a mate are soon found trying to make another home. Marriage is not the only state in which to live, but is a mighty good one.