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,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)

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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 Evil will not depart from the house
    of one who returns evil for good.(A)

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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 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
    or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)

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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 the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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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 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
    will fall into pits of their own making,
    but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.(A)

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

21 To show partiality is not good,
    yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.

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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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Ode to a Woman of Strength

10 A woman of strength who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.(A)
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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