Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 22
²⁵ Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.
²⁶ Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;
²⁷ If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
²⁸ Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set.
²⁹ Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.
Proverbs 23
¹ When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you;
² And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite.
³ Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food.
⁴ Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!
⁵ Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
⁶ Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies;