The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his soul.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

And Solomon said: You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son sitting on his throne, as it is this day.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and the man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God and turned away from evil.

And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I have waited upon You.

Praise YAH! Blessed is the man who fears Jehovah, who delights greatly in His Commandments.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is for every man.

My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him for fear; and he feared Me, and he was in awe before My name.

The Law of Truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips. In peace and in uprightness he walked with Me, and he turned many away from iniquity.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.

But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is acceptable to Him.

One who despises his neighbor is without heart, but a man of understanding keeps quiet.

I am one as a laughingstock to his friends; one who called upon God, and He answered him; the just and whole one is a laughingstock.

Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us! For we are more than enough held in contempt.

Our soul has more than enough of the derision of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud who oppress us.

He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

without natural affection, unyielding, slanderers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good,