20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(B)

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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13 Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil(A) for good.(B)

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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

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10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
    will fall into their own trap,(A)
    but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

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21 To show partiality(A) is not good(B)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(C)

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Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(A) who can find?(B)
    She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband(C) has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.(D)
12 She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

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