He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.

The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.

A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.