Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

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Let love and faithfulness(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(B)

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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.(A)

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