Proverbs 17:15
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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.
Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 It is also not good to (A)punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
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.
Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 21:15
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness
Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 24:11-12
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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?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back
Proverbs 24:11-12
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Proverbs 24:23-25
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:23 Lit recognize a face
Proverbs 24:23-25
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
Proverbs 28:5
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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.
Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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