Proverbs 22:15-25

English Standard Version

¹⁵Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but ^(A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
¹⁶Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, ^(B)will only come to poverty.

Words of the Wise

¹⁷^(C)Incline your ear, and hear ^(D)the words of the wise,
    ^(E)and apply your heart to my knowledge,
¹⁸for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
    if all of them are ready on your lips.
¹⁹That your trust may be in the Lord,
    I have made them known to you today, even to you.
²⁰Have I not written for you ^(F)thirty sayings
    of counsel and knowledge,
²¹to ^(G)make you know what is right and true,
    that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?

²²^(H)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
    or ^(I)crush the afflicted at ^(J)the gate,
²³for ^(K)the Lord will plead their cause
    and rob of life those who rob them.
²⁴Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
    nor go with a wrathful man,
²⁵lest you learn his ways
    and entangle yourself in a snare.