But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!

In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.

I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord.

But I trust in you, O Lord! I declare, “You are my God!”

For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!

In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!

O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector.

Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly.

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.