The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

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

An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked lacks food.

Those who are evil will bow before those who are good, and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.

In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

The Lord works everything for its own ends – even the wicked for the day of disaster.

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart – the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

The appetite of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!