Proverbs 22:17-22

Amplified Bible

¹⁷ 
Listen carefully and hear the ^[a]words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
¹⁸ 
For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles];
Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].
¹⁹ 
So that your trust and reliance and confidence may be in the Lord,
I have taught these things to you today, even to you.
²⁰ 
Have I not written to you excellent things
In counsels and knowledge,
²¹ 
To let you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may give a correct answer to him who sent you?^(A)

²² 
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],^(B)