Praise the Lord,^(A) my soul.

¹¹ If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait^(A) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,^(A)
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

¹⁹ A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,^(A)
    but fools detest turning from evil.

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(B)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(A) to their very lives.^(B)

⁸ The one who gets wisdom loves life;
    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.^(A)

⁵ In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.