The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to act justly.
Whoever pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, prosperity and honor.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s judgment comes on the children of disobedience.
“As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, committed robbery from his brother and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die for his iniquity.
And I will cast you out of My sight, just as I cast out all your brothers, all the offspring of Ephraim.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The nations sank into the pit they made. The net they hid caught their own foot.
He digs a pit, scrapes it out, and then falls into the hole he has made.
You who turn justice to wormwood threw righteousness to the ground.