The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 22, Verse 25

Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

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?

Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

King James Version

Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

American Standard Version

Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

New English Translation

lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

World English Bible

lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.

Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: