The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.
May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the Lord.
but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.
The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.
The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.
The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.
Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.
All rebellious sinners will be shattered, those who abandon the Lord will perish.
They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain – Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba – five Midianite kings. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.