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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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In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
    keep watch over the evil and the good.

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

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13 For he who returns evil for good,
    evil will not depart from his house.

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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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26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog nobles for uprightness.

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A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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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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10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil,
    into his pits he will fall.
    But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.

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

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21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
    and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”

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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An Excellent Woman[a]

10 A woman[b] of excellence,[c] who will find?
    For her worth is far more than precious jewels.
11 The heart of her husband[d] trusts in her,
    and gain he will not lack.
12 She does him good, but not harm
    all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Prov 31:10–31 is an acrostic poem
  2. Proverbs 31:10 Or “wife”
  3. Proverbs 31:10 Or “strength,” or “valor,” or “ability,” or “efficiency”
  4. Proverbs 31:11 Or “lord”