9 The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
NIV
Commentary
A generous person will be blessed
for as little an offering
as sharing food with the poor.
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8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Wrongdoing brings a scourge on the instigator
that is worse than the offense.
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
New International Version (NIV)
PCDC Commentary
Rich is to Poor
as Borrower is to Lender.
Borrow is to Lend
As Bondage is to Slavery.
6 Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
PCDC Commentary
There is no formula here.
Study your children.
Teach them good from evil.
Show them how to help others.
Concentrate on their strengths
while improving their weaknesses.
They will be prepared
to walk in the way of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:5
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
PCDC Commentary
Insure your life by avoiding
the evil ways of the wicked.
