Proverbs 23:5-26

⁵Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle towards heaven.

⁶Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:

⁷For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

⁹Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

¹⁰Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹For their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause with thee.

¹²Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹⁶Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷Let not thy heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

¹⁸For surely there is an end; and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.

²⁰Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

²¹For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²²Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.

²⁶My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.