The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.

Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

God says, “I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just.

The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.

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.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

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

The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

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

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

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

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