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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)

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Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence,
    but those on crooked paths will be found out.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)

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Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

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Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.(A)

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Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,
    but wickedness misleads sinners.

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26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
    but gracious words are pure.(A)

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26 The Lord detests evil plans,
    but gracious words are pure.

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The way of the guilty is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is right.

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The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
    but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

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Whoever plans to do evil
    will be called a mischief-maker.(A)
The devising of folly is sin,
    and the scoffer is an abomination to all.

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Those who plot evil
    will be called master schemers.
The scheming of fools is sin;
    people detest mockers.

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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once

18 Those who walk in innocence will be saved,
    but those who go on twisted paths will fall into the grave.

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10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.(A)

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10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
    and they seek the lives of the virtuous.

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