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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Proverbs 22
⁷ The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
⁸ He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
⁹ He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
¹⁰ Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
¹¹ He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
¹² The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
¹³ The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"
¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.
¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
¹⁶ He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
¹⁷ Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;