Proverbs 21:6-18

⁶The getting of treasures by a false tongue Is the fleeting breath of them that seek death.

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

⁸The way of the guilty man is crooked; But he that is pure, his doings are right.

⁹Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop Than with a brawling woman in a large house.

¹⁰The soul of the wicked longeth to do evil; His neighbor findeth no compassion in his eyes.

¹¹When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; When the wise man is taught, he receiveth knowledge.

¹²The righteous man hath regard to the house of the wicked; He casteth the wicked headlong into ruin.

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

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

¹⁵To do justice shall be joy to the righteous; But destruction is for them that do iniquity.

¹⁶A man who wandereth from the way of discretion Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

¹⁷He that loveth pleasure will be a poor man; He that loveth wine and oil will not be rich.

¹⁸The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous! And in the room of the upright shall be the transgressor.