Proverbs 17:26
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26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:15
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15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.
Job 34:18-19
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18 (A)Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’
And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’?
19 Yet He (B)is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For (C)they are all the work of His hands.
John 18:22
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22 And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by (A)struck[a] Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”
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- John 18:22 Lit. gave Jesus a slap,
Micah 5:1
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The Messiah Will Be Born at Bethlehem
5 Now gather yourself in troops,
O daughter of troops;
He has laid siege against us;
They will (A)strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
2 Samuel 19:7
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7 Now therefore, arise, go out and speak [a]comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night. And that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.”
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- 2 Samuel 19:7 Lit. to the heart of
2 Samuel 16:7-8
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7 Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You [a]bloodthirsty man, (A)you [b]rogue! 8 The Lord has (B)brought upon you all (C)the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a [c]bloodthirsty man!”
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- 2 Samuel 16:7 Lit. man of bloodshed
- 2 Samuel 16:7 worthless man
- 2 Samuel 16:8 Lit. man of bloodshed
2 Samuel 3:39
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39 And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, (A)are too harsh for me. (B)The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.”
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2 Samuel 3:23-25
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23 When Joab and all the troops that were with him had come, they told Joab, saying, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace.” 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why is it that you sent him away, and he has already gone? 25 Surely you realize that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, to know (A)your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”
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Genesis 18:25
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25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so (A)that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! (B)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
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