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15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

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15 Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous
    are both detestable to the Lord.

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

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26 It is also not good to (A)punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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26 Furthermore, it isn’t good to fine the righteous,
    or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

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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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To (A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (B)thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

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It’s not good to be partial towards an evil person,
    thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

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

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15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (A)ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness

15 Administering justice brings joy to the righteous,
    but terror to those who practice iniquity.

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

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11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He (B)who weighs the hearts (C)understand?
And (D)does not He who (E)guards your soul know?
And will not He [a](F)render to man according to his work?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back

11 Rescue those who are being led away to death,
    and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
12 If you say, “Look here, we didn’t know about this,”
    doesn’t God,[a] who examines motives,[b] discern it?
Doesn’t the one who guards your soul
    know about it?
Won’t he repay each person
    according to what he has done?

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit. he
  2. Proverbs 24:12 Lit. examines the heart

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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23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise.
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 He (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
25 But (E)to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit recognize a face

Sayings of the Wise

23 Here are some more proverbs from wise people:

It isn’t good to show partiality in judgment.
24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You’re in the right,”
        will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
25 But as for people who rebuke the wicked;[a]
    a good blessing will fall upon them.

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  1. Proverbs 24:25 The Heb. lacks the wicked

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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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (B)understand all things.

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Evil men don’t understand justice,
    but whoever seeks the Lord understands it all.

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

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26 (A)Many seek the face of a ruler,
But (B)justice for man comes from Yahweh.

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26 Many seek a ruler’s favor,[a]
    but justice for a man comes from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face

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

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