Proverbs
22
Pro 22:1
A good name [dhh1] is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour [dhh2] rather than silver and gold.
Pro 22:2 The rich and poor meet
together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
Pro 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth
himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Pro 22:4 By humility and the
fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and
life.
Pro 22:5 Thorns and snares are
in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul
shall be far from them.
Pro 22:6 Train up a child[dhh3] in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart
from it.
Pro 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to
the lender.
Pro 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger
shall fail.
Pro 22:9 He that hath a bountiful
eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to
the poor.
Pro 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and
contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Pro 22:11 He that loveth pureness
of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his
friend.
Pro 22:12 The eyes of the LORD
preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of
the transgressor.
Pro 22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in
the streets.
Pro 22:14 The mouth of strange women is
a deep pit: he that is
abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Pro 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the
heart of a child; but the rod of correction [dhh4] shall drive it far from him.
Pro 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to
increase his riches, and he that giveth to the
rich, shall surely come to want.
Pro 22:17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the
words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my
knowledge.
Pro 22:18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within
thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Pro 22:19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I
have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Pro 22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and
knowledge,
Pro 22:21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth;
that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them
that send unto thee?
Pro 22:22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress
the afflicted in the gate:
Pro 22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of
those that spoiled them.
Pro 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man
thou shalt not go:
Pro 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Pro 22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of
them that are sureties for debts.
Pro 22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed
from under thee?
Pro 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Pro 22:29 Seest
thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand
before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
deep pit:
Psa 69:15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up,
and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Bible Lesson 1 (Johnr) – “Great Tribulation”
Matthew 24:21 For then shall
be great <3173> tribulation <2347>, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
- great <3173> tribulation <2347>
1 Corinthians 2:13 Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth,
but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual.
Acts 7:11 Now there came a dearth over all the
land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great <3173>
affliction <2347>: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- tribulation <2347>
- sustenance
Acts 7:11 Now there came a dearth over all the
land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great <3173>
affliction <2347>: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- dearth G3042
= famine G3042
Luke 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose
a mighty famine <3042> in that land; and he began to be in want.
Acts 7:11 Now there came a dearth <3042>
over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great
affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- great tribulation
- great tribulation - famine
- no food
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor
a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
- send a famine in the land
- plenty of bread
- Bible as bread
- but of hearing the words of the LORD
Acts 7:11 Now there came a dearth over all the
land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great <3173>
affliction <2347>: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- but of hearing the words of the LORD
Bible Lesson 2 (David) –
“I shall not want”
Pro 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to
increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall
surely come to (lack) want.
Pro 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
A contrast: Those that oppress the poor vs those that give to the poor …
The elect (those that give to the spiritually poor)
shall not lack … they have all things (Christ)
Jdg 19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there
is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which
is with thy servants: there is no (lack) want of any thing.
Jdg 19:20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let
all thy (lack) wants lie upon
me; only lodge not in the street.
Jdg 18:10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large
land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no (lack) want of any thing that is in the
earth.
Psa 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not (lack)want.
Psa 34:9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no (lack)want to them that fear him.
Psa 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they
that seek the LORD shall not (lack)want any good thing.
The elect have all things … they do not lack
anything. “All Things = Christ”
2Pe 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of
God, and of Jesus our Lord,
2Pe 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge
of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Php 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
The wicked lack/want …
Pro 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
but of every one that
is hasty only to (lack) want.
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as
one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 13:25 The righteous eateth to the
satisfying of his soul: but the belly
of the wicked shall (lack) want.
Eze 4:16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff
of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and
they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
Eze 4:17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied
one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
Virtuous woman – “shall have no need / want”
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no (lack) need of spoil.
The wicked - “they lack/want all things”
Jer 44:16 As for the word that thou hast
spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
Jer 44:17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth
forth out of our own mouth,
to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto
her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no
evil.
Jer 44:18 But since we left
off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings
unto her, we have (lack) wanted all things, and have been consumed
by the sword and by the famine.
Activity Time 1: Thumbs Up (y),
Thumbs Down (n) Game “Many Waters”
Song of Solomon 8:7 Many waters
cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all
the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Many waters
waters floods
Isaiah 33:16 He shall dwell
on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions
of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Isaiah 43:16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a
way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Isaiah 51:10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the
waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the
ransomed to pass over?
Isaiah 55:1 Ho, every one
that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that
hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price.
Jeremiah 46:8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the
rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover
the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
Lamentations 3:54 Waters flowed
over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
Revelation 19:6 And I heard as
it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia:
for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as
the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the
voice of harpers harping with their harps:
Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a
great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
voice of many waters = voice of many waters
2 Corinthians 11:26 In journeyings
often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen,
in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness,
in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
in perils of waters … in perils by mine
own countrymen …perils among false brethren …
Activity Time 2: Thumbs Up (y),
Thumbs Down (n) Game “Poor Rich”
Poor
and Rich, children will need to use double thumbs
Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor meet
together[dhh5] : the LORD is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to
the lender[dhh6] .
Proverbs 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he
that giveth to the rich, shall surely come
to want.
Exodus 30:15 The rich shall not give
more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they
give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Ruth 3:10 And he said, Blessed be
thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed
more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
2 Samuel 12:1 And the LORD sent Nathan
unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There
were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 Samuel
12:4 And there came a traveller
unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd,
to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's
lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Job 34:19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for
they all are the work of his hands.
Proverbs 10:4 He becometh
poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the
hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:15 The rich man's wealth is
his strong
city[dhh7] : the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is
that maketh himself poor, yet hath great
riches.
Proverbs 14:20 The poor is hated even of
his own neighbour: but the rich hath many
friends.
Proverbs 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly[dhh8] .
Proverbs 21:17 He that loveth pleasure [dhh9] shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and
oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 28:6 Better is the poor that
walketh in his uprightness, than he that is
perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:11 The rich man is wise
in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth
him out.
2
Corinthians 6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having
nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2
Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became
poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren,
Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the
kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James 2:6 But ye have despised the
poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Revelation
3:17 Because thou sayest,
I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and
poor, and blind, and naked:
Revelation
13:16 And he causeth all,
both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreheads: