Proverbs 28:10-18

The Message

¹⁰ Lead good people down a wrong path
    and you’ll come to a bad end;
    do good and you’ll be rewarded for it.

¹¹ The rich think they know it all,
    but the poor can see right through them.

¹² When good people are promoted, everything is great,
    but when the bad are in charge, watch out!

¹³ You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it;
    you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.

¹⁴ A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life;
    a hardhearted person lives a hard life.

¹⁵ Lions roar and bears charge—
    and the wicked lord it over the poor.

¹⁶ Among leaders who lack insight, abuse abounds,
    but for one who hates corruption, the future is bright.

¹⁷ A murderer haunted by guilt
    is doomed—there’s no helping him.

¹⁸ Walk straight—live well and be saved;
    a devious life is a doomed life.