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Proverbs 17:15
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15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

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Proverbs 17:15
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)—
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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Proverbs 16
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

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Exodus 23:7
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7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(A) and do not put an innocent(B) or honest person to death,(C) for I will not acquit the guilty.(D)

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Isaiah 5:23
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23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

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Isaiah 5:23
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23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(A)
    but deny justice(B) to the innocent.(C)

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Isaiah 4
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Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

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Proverbs 17
Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 24:23-24
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23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

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Proverbs 24:23-24
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Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)

To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(D)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

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Proverbs 23
Proverbs 25
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Amos 6:12
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12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

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Amos 6:12
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12 Do horses run on the rocky crags?
    Does one plow the sea[a] with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison(A)
    and the fruit of righteousness(B) into bitterness(C)—

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:12 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text plow there
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James 5:6
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6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

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James 5:6
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6 You have condemned and murdered(A) the innocent one,(B) who was not opposing you.

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1 Peter 1
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Romans 4:5
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5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

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Romans 4:5
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5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(A)

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Amos 5:12
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12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

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Amos 5:12
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12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(A)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(B)
    and deprive the poor(C) of justice in the courts.(D)

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Amos 5:7
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7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

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Amos 5:7
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7 There are those who turn justice into bitterness(A)
    and cast righteousness(B) to the ground.(C)

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Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 “For my thoughts(A) are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”(B)
declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,(C)
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.(D)

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Isaiah 54
Isaiah 56
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Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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Proverbs 15:8
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8 The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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Proverbs 14
Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 6:16
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16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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Proverbs 6:16
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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:

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Proverbs 5
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