22Don''t walk on the poor just because they''re poor, and don''t use your position to crush the weak,
23Because GOD will come to their defense; the life you took, he''ll take from you and give back to them.j
Proverbs 22 sits at a hinge in the book, blending traditional wisdom sayings with a new section (22:17–24:22) titled “The Words of the Wise.” The chapter opens with the familiar value of a good name over riches (v. 1), then moves through a series of couplets on humility, child-re
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