2:8 to guard the paths of the righteous
and to protect the way of his pious ones.
8:8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.
8:16 by me princes rule,
as well as nobles and all righteous judges.
10:3 The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
10:7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
10:16 The reward which the righteous receive is life;
the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.
10:21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many,
but fools die for lack of wisdom.
10:24 What the wicked fears will come on him;
what the righteous desire will be granted.
10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.
10:30 The righteous will never be moved,
but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
11:8 The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked turns up in his stead.
11:10 When the righteous do well, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there is joy.
11:31 If the righteous are recompensed on earth,
how much more the wicked sinner!
12:3 No one can be established through wickedness,
but a righteous root cannot be moved.
12:5 The plans of the righteous are just;
the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish,
but the righteous household will stand.
12:12 The wicked person desires a stronghold,
but the righteous root endures.
12:21 The righteous do not encounter any harm,
but the wicked are filled with calamity.
13:5 The righteous person hates anything false,
but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.
13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
16:13 The delight of kings is righteous counsel,
and they love the one who speaks uprightly.
17:26 It is terrible to punish a righteous person,
and to flog honorable men is wrong.
18:5 It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked,
by depriving a righteous man of justice.
20:7 The righteous person behaves in integrity;
blessed are his children after him.
21:12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.
21:15 Doing justice brings joy to the righteous
and terror to those who do evil.
21:26 All day long he craves greedily,
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
28:28 When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves,
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
29:2 When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice;
when the wicked rule, the people groan.
29:16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.