Proverbs 22:16-29
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16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
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19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
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20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
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21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
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22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.