Proverbs 22:15-29

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.

¹⁹That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

²¹To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²²Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

²⁴Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

²⁵Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

²⁹Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.