(A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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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 (A)returns evil for good,
    (B)evil will not depart from his house.

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

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

26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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

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(A)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    (B)winnows all evil with his eyes.

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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 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
    (A)will fall into his own pit,
    but the blameless (B)will have a goodly inheritance.

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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 To show (A)partiality is not good,
    but for (B)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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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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The Woman Who Fears the Lord

10 [a] (A)An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than (B)jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

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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