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

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    observing both the evil and the good.

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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 The person who repays good with evil
    will never see[a] evil leave his home.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:13 The Heb. lacks will see

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 Furthermore, it isn’t good to fine the righteous,
    or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

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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 sits on a throne of justice,
    sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.

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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 the upright along an evil way
    will himself fall into his own pit,
        but the blameless will inherit what is good.

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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 To show partiality isn’t good,
    yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.

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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 Honorable Woman

10 Who can find a capable wife?
    Her value far exceeds the finest jewels.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her;
    as a result, he lacks nothing of value.
12 She will bring good to him—never evil—
    every day of her life.

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