²⁰ 
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.

³ 
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

⁶ 
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

¹⁷ 
The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.

²⁷ 
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

³⁰ 
The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].^(A)

² 
A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

²² 
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.

¹⁴ 
The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].