The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and went off home to his own city. And he set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them.
A man is not established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
A wicked man puts on a bold face, but an upright man considers his ways.
His strong steps are shortened and his own schemes throw him down.
but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their own lives.
Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.
The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
He who walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.
The way of the righteous is level; thou dost make smooth the path of the righteous.
The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them.