Proverbs 22:5-7
Amplified Bible
5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them];
He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.
6
Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.(A)
7
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:5-7
New International Version
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(A)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start(B) children off on the way they should go,(C)
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(D)
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:5-7
King James Version
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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Proverbs 22:5-7
New King James Version
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
7 The (B)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:6 Even
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