Proverbs 21:6-15

⁶The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

⁷The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

⁸The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

¹¹When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹²The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

¹³Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

¹⁵It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.