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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,[a]
    keeping a close watch on the evil and the good.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
    but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit.
A fool spurns his father’s correction,
    but whoever heeds admonition is prudent.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere: see Prov 5:21; 2 Chr 16:9; see also notes on Ps 139:1b-6; 139:2; 139:7-12; 139:13-18; Jer 16:17.

The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

The soothing tongue(D) is a tree of life,(E)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(F)

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(G)

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