Nuggets of Wisdom

13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

9 Evil words destroy one's friends; wise discernment rescues the godly.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

9 The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who takes crooked paths will be found out.

1 The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales. He is delighted with honest weights.