20  So you will walk in the way of the good

and keep to the paths of the righteous.

9  Give instruction¹ to a wise man, and he will be ⁿstill wiser;

teach a righteous man, and he will ^oincrease in learning.

6  Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but ⁿthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.¹

11  ^uThe mouth of the righteous is ^va fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked ⁿconceals violence.

16  The wage of the righteous leads ^cto life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

20  The tongue of the righteous is ^gchoice silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21  The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for ^hlack of sense.

24  ^lWhat the wicked dreads ^mwill come upon him,

but ⁿthe desire of the righteous will be granted.

25  When ^othe tempest passes, the wicked is no more,

but ^pthe righteous is established forever.

28  ^sThe hope of the righteous brings joy,

^tbut the expectation of the wicked will perish.

30  ^vThe righteous will never be removed,

but ^wthe wicked will not dwell in the land.

31  ^xThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

32  The lips of the righteous ^yknow what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked, ^zwhat is perverse.

8  ^mThe righteous is delivered from trouble,

and the wicked walks into it instead.

9  With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,

but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

10  ⁿWhen it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,

and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

23  The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

ⁱthe expectation of the wicked in wrath.

28  Whoever ^strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will ^tflourish like a green leaf.

30  The fruit of the righteous is ^wa tree of life,

and whoever ^xcaptures souls is wise.

31  If ^ythe righteous is repaid on earth,

how much more the wicked and the sinner!

19  ^dThe evil bow down before the good,

the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

32  ^zThe wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,

but ^athe righteous finds refuge in his death.

6  In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

28  The heart of the righteous ^yponders how to answer,

but ^zthe mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

29  The Lord is ^afar from the wicked,

but he ^bhears the prayer of the righteous.

10  ⁱThe name of the Lord is ^ja strong tower;

the righteous man runs into it and ^kis safe.

15  When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous

^sbut terror to evildoers.

18  ^uThe wicked is a ^vransom for the righteous,

and the traitor for the upright.

26  All day long he craves and craves,

but the righteous ^hgives and does not hold back.

15  ^rLie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;

do no violence to his home;

16  ^sfor the righteous falls ^tseven times and rises again,

but ^uthe wicked stumble in times of calamity.

1  ^cThe wicked flee when no one pursues,

but ^dthe righteous are bold as a lion.

12  When ^vthe righteous triumph, there is great glory,

but when ^wthe wicked rise, people hide themselves.

28  When ^xthe wicked rise, ^ypeople hide themselves,

but when they perish, the righteous increase.

2  When ^cthe righteous increase, the people rejoice,

but when ^dthe wicked rule, the people groan.

6  An evil man is ^kensnared in his transgression,

but a righteous man ^lsings and rejoices.

7  A righteous man ^mknows the rights of the poor;

a wicked man does not ⁿunderstand such knowledge.

16  When the wicked increase, transgression increases,

but ^xthe righteous will look upon their downfall.

27  ^lAn unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.