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

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The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching 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 One who (A)returns evil for good,
(B)Evil will not depart from his house.

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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 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their 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)A king who sits on the throne of justice
[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

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 One who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will (A)himself fall into his own pit,
But the (B)blameless will inherit 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 [a](A)show partiality is not good,
(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

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

Description of a Worthy Woman

10 An (A)excellent wife, who can find her?
For her worth is far (B)above 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 evil
All the days of her life.

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