Proverbs 22:17-21

Revised Standard Version

Sayings of the Wise

¹⁷Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
    and apply your mind 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 thirty sayings
of admonition and knowledge,
²¹to show you what is right and true,
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?

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