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

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

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

Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

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.

Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.