^27 (A)Do not withhold good from ^[a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

³ The integrity of the upright will guide ^(A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

²⁷ He who earnestly seeks good ^[a]finds favor,
^(A)But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And ^(A)he who ^[a]wins souls is wise.

² A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But ^(A)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart will be ^(A)filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied ^[a]from ^(B)above.