Proverbs 22:20-29 ▼

20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer to him who sent you?

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

23 For the LORD will plead their case, And take the life of those who rob them.

24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

25 Lest you learn his ways, And find a snare for yourself.

26 Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become sureties for debts.

27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?

28 Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.

29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.