There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility.

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,

“At the sound of those who divide flocks among the watering places,
There they shall recount the righteous deeds of the Lord,
The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel.
Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates.

Again, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.

However, if you have warned the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.”

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

“But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die.

And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, ‘The righteousness of a righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble because of it in the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able to live by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’

When I say to the righteous he will surely live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but in that same iniquity of his which he has committed he will die.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”

He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their reservoirs of water, that they may become blood; and there will be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”

But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it; they shall also camp around the tabernacle.

then the Lord will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.

“Its abundant produce is for the kings
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.

you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses, one from among your countrymen you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your countryman.

“They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion,
And they will be radiant over the bounty of the Lord—
Over the grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the flock and the herd;
And their life will be like a watered garden,
And they will never languish again.

But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you.”

While all the country was weeping with a loud voice, all the people passed over. The king also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.

Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.

God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the streams and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen.”

The overlapping part that is left over in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that is left over, shall lap over the back of the tabernacle.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

“Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways
And kind in all His deeds.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous;

So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,
But He will reject the craving of the wicked.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

The righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not dwell in the land.

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

The wicked man desires the booty of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.

No harm befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

A righteous man hates falsehood,
But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.

The light of the righteous rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Adversity pursues sinners,
But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

Great wealth is in the house of the righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

The Lord is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks right is loved.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

To show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.

A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.

The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Turning the wicked to ruin.

The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is terror to the workers of iniquity.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.

All day long he is craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;

Like a trampled spring and a polluted well
Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

By transgression an evil man is ensnared,
But the righteous sings and rejoices.

The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor,
The wicked does not understand such concern.

When the wicked increase, transgression increases;
But the righteous will see their fall.

An unjust man is abominable to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.