Proverbs 22:4-21

⁴The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.

⁵Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.

⁶Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

⁷The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

⁸He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

⁹He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.

¹⁰Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.

¹¹Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.

¹²The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

¹³The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

¹⁴The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

¹⁵Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

¹⁶Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

¹⁷Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

¹⁸For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.

¹⁹That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.

²⁰Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,

²¹That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?