Proverbs 22:5-7

Living Bible

⁵The rebel walks a thorny, treacherous road; the man who values his soul will stay away.

⁶Teach a child to choose the right path, and when he is older, he will remain upon it.

⁷Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:5-7

New International Version

⁵In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(A)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

⁶Start^(B) children off on the way they should go,^(C)
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.^(D)

⁷The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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