20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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20 So follow the way of good people,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(A)

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Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.(A)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(A)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.(B)

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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,(B)
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.(C)

32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,(D)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.(E)

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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,(B)
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.(C)

32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,(D)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.(E)

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The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices;(B)
when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.(C)

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The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(B)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

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23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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