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The (A)eyes of Yahweh are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

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

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

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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 also not good to (A)punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

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

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10 He 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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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 To [a](A)show partiality is not good,
(B)Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

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

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A Woman Who Fears Yahweh

Aleph

10 [a]An (A)excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far (B)above pearls.

Beth

11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.

Gimel

12 She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil
All the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Lit a woman of excellence, a woman of strength

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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