Gen 37:2, Pro 19:1, 28:6, 15-16, Ecc 9:15-16 | ESV | STEP | These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old , was pasturing the flock with his brothers . He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah , his father’s wives . And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father .

Genesis 37:2

2 These are the generations of Jacob.

Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought ^aa bad report of them to their father.

Proverbs 19:1

1 ^bBetter is a poor person who ^cwalks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 28:6

6 ^dBetter is a poor man who ^ewalks in his integrity
than a rich man who is ^fcrooked in his ways.

Proverbs 28:15-16

15 Like ^ga roaring lion or ^ha charging bear
is ⁱa wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A ruler who ^jlacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-16

15 But there was found in it ^ka poor, wise man, and he by his ^lwisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 But I say that ^mwisdom is better than might, though ⁿthe poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.