He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.

I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!