²¹ Yes, the upright will live in the land,
and people with integrity will remain in it,

³² because a crooked person is an abomination^[a] to the Lord,
but God’s friendly guidance leads^[b] the upright.

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the dishonesty of the treacherous destroys them.

⁶ The righteousness of upright people rescues them,
but treacherous people are trapped by their own desire.

¹¹ Through the blessing of upright citizens, a city is raised up,
but by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

⁹ Fools scoff at the idea of guilt,^[a]
but favor is found among the upright.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will thrive.

⁸ A sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination^[a] to the Lord,
but a prayer of the upright gains his favor.

¹⁹ The way of a lazy person is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of upright people is a highway.

¹⁷ The highway followed by upright people turns away from evil.
The person who guards his way preserves his life.