⁹ Give instruction^[a] to a wise man, and he will be ^(A)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will ^(B)increase in learning.

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but ^(A)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^[a]

^11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is ^(B)a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked ^(C)conceals violence.

¹⁶ The wage of the righteous leads ^(A)to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is ^(A)choice silver;
    the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for ^(A)lack of sense.

^24 (A)What the wicked dreads ^(B)will come upon him,
    but ^(C)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ When ^(D)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but ^(E)the righteous is established forever.

^28 (A)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
    ^(B)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.