Ecclesiastes 4:13
A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
2 Chronicles 16:9-10
For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.
2 Chronicles 25:16
But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
Proverbs 28:15-16
Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.