Proverbs

¹⁵Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. ¹⁶He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, and he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want. ¹⁷Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. ¹⁸For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips. ¹⁹That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. ²⁰Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge; ²¹To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?