Proverbs 29:6-8

Lexham English Bible

⁶ In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
    but the righteous will sing and rejoice.^[a]
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor,
    but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
⁸ Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.