²⁰ So that you will walk on the road of those who are good,
    and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

⁹ Give to a wise one and he will become more wise;
    teach^[a] a righteous one and he will increase learning.

⁶ Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹¹ A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
    and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

¹⁶ The wage of the righteous leads to life;
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

²⁰ Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,
    a heart^[a] of wickedness is of little worth.^[b]

²¹ Lips of righteousness feed many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^[a]

²⁴ The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
    but the righteous have a foundation forever.

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

³⁰ The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed.
    But the wicked will not remain in the land.^[a]
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous know the acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.