Proverbs 22:23

²³for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.j

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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

References· Proverbs 22

a: v.1 — Ecclesiastes 7:1, Luke 10:20, 1 Kings 1:47
b: v.2 — Job 31:15, 1 Samuel 2:7, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 29:13, Job 34:19, James 2:2-5, 1 Corinthians 12:21, Psalms 49:1-2, Luke 16:19-20
c: v.3 — Proverbs 27:12, Proverbs 14:16, Proverbs 29:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6, Hebrews 11:7, Proverbs 7:7, Isaiah 26:20-21, Proverbs 7:22-23, Exodus 9:20-21, Hebrews 6:18
d: v.4 — Matthew 6:33, James 4:10, Psalms 34:9-10, Proverbs 21:21, Psalms 112:1-3, Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 33:6, James 4:6, Proverbs 3:16, 1 Timothy 4:8
e: v.6 — Ephesians 6:4, Deuteronomy 6:7, 2 Timothy 3:15, Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 4:9, Psalms 78:3-6, 1 Samuel 1:28, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 12:2-3
f: v.8 — Galatians 6:7-8, Job 4:8, Isaiah 30:31, Hosea 10:13, Psalms 125:3, Proverbs 14:3, Hosea 8:7, Isaiah 14:29, Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 10:5
g: v.9 — Proverbs 19:17, Hebrews 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:18-19, Acts 20:35, 1 Peter 4:9, Hebrews 13:16, Psalms 112:9, Luke 14:13, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
h: v.14 — Ecclesiastes 7:26, Proverbs 23:27, Proverbs 6:24-29, Proverbs 7:5-27, Nehemiah 13:26, Proverbs 2:16-19, Judges 16:20-21, Proverbs 5:3-23, Psalms 81:12, Deuteronomy 32:19
i: v.15 — Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 23:13-14, Hebrews 12:10-11, Proverbs 29:17, Psalms 51:5, Ephesians 2:3, John 3:6, Job 14:4
j: v.23 — Psalms 12:5, Psalms 140:12, Jeremiah 51:36, Proverbs 23:11, 1 Samuel 25:39, Psalms 35:10, Psalms 43:1, Micah 7:9, Jeremiah 50:34, Malachi 3:5
k: v.24 — Proverbs 29:22, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, Proverbs 21:24
l: v.25 — 1 Corinthians 15:33, Psalms 106:35, Proverbs 13:20
m: v.29 — 1 Kings 11:28, Matthew 25:21, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 10:4, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Matthew 25:23, Genesis 41:46, Romans 12:11, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Timothy 4:2

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