Proverbs 11:5-9

⁵The right conduct of a blameless person makes his way straight, but the wicked will fall because of their own wickedness.

⁶The right conduct of those who please God keeps them safe, but the treacherous are trapped by their cravings.

⁷When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes and the hope that was in his strength comes to nothing.

⁸The righteous person is kept away from trouble and it comes upon the wicked instead.

⁹With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge righteous people are kept safe.