Proverbs

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? ²²Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: ²³For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.