A wicked soul craves evil— his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
Good comes to a man who is gracious and lends. He will order his affairs with fairness.
He gives freely to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn is lifted high in honor.
His mouth’s words are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and do good.
The wicked covets the loot of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is gracious to the needy is blessed.
who rejoice in doing wrong and delight in the perversity of evil,
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Do not plot evil against your neighbor while he lives trustfully beside you.
Now these things happened as examples for us, so we wouldn’t crave evil things, just as they did.
For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
For everything in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the boasting of life—is not from the Father but from the world.