He stores up success for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity

For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;

for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend to the upright.

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Fools mock at making restitution,
but there is goodwill among the upright.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

Even a young man is known by his actions—
if his behavior is pure and upright.

A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for the upright.

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright man considers his way.

The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,
but the upright care about him.

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.