Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"

Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Let your father and your mother be glad. Let her who bore you rejoice.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

"For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can't bear up:

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."

She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.