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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 22, Verse 20

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That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
King James Version
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
American Standard Version
Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
New English Translation
Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
World English Bible
Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
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That 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?
22
Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
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If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: