Proverbs 22:11-18

¹¹He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

¹²The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

¹³The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

¹⁵Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹⁶He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

¹⁷Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.