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Proverbs 22:17

Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

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Proverbs 22:18

For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, So that they may be ready on your lips.

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Proverbs 22:19

So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, you indeed.

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Proverbs 22:20

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

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Proverbs 22:21

To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, So that you may correctly answer him who sent you?

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Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor crush the needy at the gate;

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Proverbs 22:23

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

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Proverbs 22:24

Do not make friends with a person given to anger, Or go with a hot-tempered person,

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Proverbs 22:25

Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

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Proverbs 22:26

Do not be among those who shake hands, Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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Proverbs 22:27

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

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Proverbs 22:28

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

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Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure people.

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