²⁰ So follow the steps of the good,
    and stay on the paths of the righteous.

²⁷ Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
    when it’s in your power to help them.

³ Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

⁶ The godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

¹⁷ Your kindness will reward you,
    but your cruelty will destroy you.

²⁷ If you search for good, you will find favor;
    but if you search for evil, it will find you!

³⁰ The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
    a wise person wins friends.^[a]

² The Lord approves of those who are good,
    but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

²² Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
    but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

¹⁴ Backsliders get what they deserve;
    good people receive their reward.