5. Are right. Literally, “are judgments,” or “justice.” The righteous are good through and through, and their inner motives inspire them to do good to others. Their conscience within them acts as a judge and passes upon all the thoughts and impulses that spring into consciousness. The conscience is more and more controlled by the promptings of the Holy Spirit as the individual moves nearer to the goal of Christlikeness (see Gal. 2:20; Eph. 3:17; 1:27).
In contrast with the inner goodness that motivates the upright, the wicked are a source of unsound counsels that deceive and injure those who heed them. The good way is the only way of happiness and true success (see Prov. 14:12; John 14:6).