21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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21 For only the godly will live in the land,
    and those with integrity will remain in it.

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32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
    but he offers his friendship to the godly.

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

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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

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The godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,
    but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

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Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

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Fools make fun of guilt,
    but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the godly will flourish.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
    but the path of the upright is an open highway.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
    whoever follows that path is safe.

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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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29 The wicked bluff their way through,
    but the virtuous think before they act.

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