Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.