Proverbs 10:23-32

23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

24What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

25When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.

26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.

27The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

29The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

30The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

31From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. 32The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.