Proverbs 22:17-22

17Bow down 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; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.1

19That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.2

20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

21That 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?3

22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: