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Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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

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13 Whoever rewards evil for good,
    evil shall not depart from his house.

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

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26 Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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

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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

10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
    he will fall into his own trap;
    but the blameless will inherit good.

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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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21 To show partiality is not good;
    yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

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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

10 [a]Who can find a worthy woman?
    For her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her.
    He shall have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:10 Proverbs 31:10-31 form an acrostic, with each verse starting with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in order.

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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