For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.

“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

To keep you from the way of evil and the evil man, From the man who speaks perverse things;

Who find joy in doing evil And delight in the perversity of evil,

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, Who lives securely beside you.

Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not go the way of evil men.

For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.

Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk]; Turn your foot from [the path of] evil.

Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually; Who spreads discord and strife.

A heart that creates wicked plans, Feet that run swiftly to evil,

To keep you from the evil woman, From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her [evil, immoral] paths.

“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate.

He who [maliciously] winks the eye [of evil intent] causes trouble; And the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life and his words of wisdom are a source of blessing, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence and evil.

Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool [who refuses wisdom and chases sin], But to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But it is ruin to those who do evil.

He who is steadfast in righteousness attains life, But he who pursues evil attains his own death.

Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be freed.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more, But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].

The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.

An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.