Proverbs 23:7-16

⁷For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out, and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words.

⁹Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.

¹⁰Remove not the ancient landmark, and into the fields of the fatherless must thou not enter;

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

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

¹³Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition.

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

¹⁶And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.