The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching 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 One who (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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Notas al pie

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

26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
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 justice
[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

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

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

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

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

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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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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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