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14 Then keep your tongue[a] from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.
15 Shun evil and do good;
    seek peace and pursue it.
16 [b]The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their cry.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:14 Tongue: see note on Ps 5:10.
  2. Psalm 34:16 The eyes and ears of the Lord are attuned to the righteous (see Ps 33:18), but the face of the Lord (see note on Ps 13:2) is against evildoers (see Lev 17:10; Jer 23:30; 1 Pet 3:10-12).