Proverbs 12:2 - 12:3

A good man will obtain favor from Yahweh,

But a man of evil schemes He will condemn.

A man will not be established by wickedness,

But the root of the righteous will not be shaken.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just,

But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.

The wicked are overthrown and are no more,

But the house of the righteous will stand.

A righteous man knows the value of the life of his animal,

But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

The wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,

But the root of the righteous gives fruit.

The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,

But the righteous man will come out from distress.

No misfortune befalls the righteous,

But the wicked are filled with calamity.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,

But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.

In the path of righteousness is life,

And in its pathway there is no death.