My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”

Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,

Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the Lord against the Israelites.

Now it was reported to Saul, “Look, the army is sinning against the Lord by eating even the blood.” He said, “All of you have broken the covenant! Roll a large stone over here to me.”

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’