33  ^aThe Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,

but he ^bblesses the dwelling of the righteous.

34  Toward the ^cscorners he ^dis scornful,

^ebut to the humble he gives favor.¹

23  Keep your heart with all vigilance,

for ^ofrom it flow ^pthe springs of life.

24  Put away from you ^qcrooked speech,

and put ^rdevious talk far from you.

25  ^sLet your eyes look directly forward,

and your gaze be straight before you.

26  ^tPonder¹ the path of your feet;

^uthen all your ways will be sure.

27  ^vDo not swerve to the right or to the left;

turn your foot away from evil.

35  For ^pwhoever finds me ^qfinds life

and ^robtains favor from the Lord,

6  Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but ⁿthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.¹

17  ^wA man who is kind benefits himself,

but a cruel man hurts himself.

31  If ^ythe righteous is repaid on earth,

how much more the wicked and the sinner!

2  A good man ^bobtains favor from the Lord,

but a man of evil devices he condemns.

12  Whoever is wicked covets ^tthe spoil of evildoers,

but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

21  ^xDisaster¹ pursues sinners,

^ybut the righteous are rewarded with good.

14  The backslider in heart will be ^xfilled with the fruit of his ways,

and ^ya good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

22  He who finds ^ua wife finds ^va good thing

and ^wobtains favor ^xfrom the Lord.

9  ^aWhoever has a bountiful¹ eye will be blessed,

for he ^bshares his bread with the poor.

21  ^kIf your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,

and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

22  for you will heap ^lburning coals on his head,

and the Lord will reward you.

20  A faithful man will abound with blessings,

but whoever hastens to be rich ^jwill not go unpunished.