The Old Testament
| Book | Chapter | Verse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 22 | (29) Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (1) WHEN THOU sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (2) And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (3) Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (4) Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (5) Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (6) Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (7) For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (8) The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (9) Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (10) Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (11) For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (12) Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (13) Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (14) Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (15) My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (16) Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (17) Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (18) For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. | |
| Proverbs | 23 | (19) Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. | |