²⁰ Follow the steps of the godly instead, and stay on the right path,

⁹ Teach a wise man, and he will be the wiser; teach a good man, and he will learn more.

⁶ The good man is covered with blessings from head to foot, but an evil man inwardly curses his luck.^[a]

¹¹ There is living truth in what a good man says, but the mouth of the evil man is filled with curses.

¹⁶ The good man’s earnings advance the cause of righteousness. The evil man squanders his on sin.

²⁰ When a good man speaks, he is worth listening to, but the words of fools are a dime a dozen.

²¹ A godly man gives good advice, but a rebel is destroyed by lack of common sense.

²⁴ The wicked man’s fears will all come true and so will the good man’s hopes.

²⁵ Disaster strikes like a cyclone and the wicked are whirled away. But the good man has a strong anchor.

²⁸ The hope of good men is eternal happiness; the hopes of evil men are all in vain.

³⁰ The good shall never lose God’s blessings, but the wicked shall lose everything.

³¹ The good man gives wise advice, but the liar’s counsel is shunned.

³² The upright speak what is helpful; the wicked speak rebellion.