⁹ He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

¹⁸ He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

¹⁵ He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

¹⁶ He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

²⁵ In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

¹¹ But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

¹² I have a safe resting-place for my feet; I will give praise to the Lord in the meetings of the people.

²⁶ Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

⁴ Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.

⁵ For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

¹ At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

² But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

²³ Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

¹¹ The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

²¹ For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.

²⁰ Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

¹³ And the rest of the Jews went after him, so that even Barnabas was overcome by their false ways.

¹⁴ But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?