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Proverbs 17:15
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15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
    the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.

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Proverbs 17:15
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(A)—
both are detestable 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 17:26
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26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog nobles for uprightness.

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Proverbs 17:26
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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 17:26 Or noble unfairly
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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Proverbs 18:5
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5 Being partial to faces of evil is not good,
    nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

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Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the guilty(A)
by perverting the justice due the innocent.(B)

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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 21:15
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15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
    but dismay to those who do evil.

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Proverbs 21:15
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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)

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Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those who are led away to the death
    and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
12 if you say, “Look, we do not know this,”
    does not he who weighs hearts perceive it?
    And he who keeps your soul,[a]
    he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Or “life,” or “inner self”
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts(B) consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life(C) know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?(D)

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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(B) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(C) everyone according to what they have done?(D)

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Proverbs 24:23-25
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23 These sayings are also for the wise:
    Partiality[a] in judgment is not good.
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him;
    the nations will abhor him.
25 But they who rebuke will have delight,
    and upon them blessings of goodness will come.

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  1. Proverbs 24:23 Literally “acknowledge faces”
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Proverbs 24:23-25
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23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(A)

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(C)—
people will curse him,(D) and tribes will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

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Proverbs 24:23-25
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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.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Men of evil do not understand justice,
    but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:5 Or “everything”
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil men do not understand justice,(A)
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.(B)

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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many are those who seek the favor[a] of a ruler,
    but from Yahweh one obtains justice.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 29:26 Literally “faces”
  2. Proverbs 29:26 Literally “comes justice for a man”
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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many seek a ruler’s favor,(A)
but a man receives justice from the Lord.(B)

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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,(A)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(B)

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