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

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The eyes of Jehovah are in every place,
Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

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

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13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
Evil shall not depart from his house.

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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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26 Also to [a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

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  1. Proverbs 17:26 Or, fine

(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

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth

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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10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He shall fall himself into his own pit;
But the perfect shall inherit good.

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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

21 To have respect of persons is not good;
[a]Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Or, For for a piece of bread a man will transgress

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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10 A worthy woman who can find?
For her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her,
And he shall have no lack of [a]gain.
12 She doeth him good and not evil
All the days of her life.

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  1. Proverbs 31:11 Hebrew spoil.