With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

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.

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

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

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him.

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.

The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

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.

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.