The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

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The Lord’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on evil and good people.

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13 If anyone returns evil for good,(A)
evil will never depart from his house.(B)

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13 Evil will never depart from the house
    of those who return evil for good.

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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly

26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
    to strike the honorable for their integrity.

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A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.(A)

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A king who sits on his judgment throne
    sifts out all evil with his eyes.

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10 The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,(A)
but the blameless will inherit what is good.(B)

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10 Whoever misleads those who do right onto an evil path
    will fall into their own pit,
    but the blameless will inherit good things.

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21 It is not good to show partiality(A)
yet even a courageous person may sin for a piece of bread.(B)

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21 Those who show favoritism aren’t good;
    people do wrong for a crust of bread.

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In Praise of a Wife of Noble Character

10 Who can find a wife of noble character?[a](A)
She is far more precious than jewels.[b]
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will not lack anything good.
12 She rewards him with good, not evil,
all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:10 Or a wife of quality, or a capable wife
  2. 31:10 Vv. 10–31 form an acrostic.

The competent wife

10 A competent wife, how does one find her?
    Her value is far above pearls.
11 Her husband entrusts his heart to her,
    and with her he will have all he needs.
12 She brings him good and not trouble
    all the days of her life.

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