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Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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15 One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 17:15
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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 17:26
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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.
Proverbs 17:26
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)
Proverbs 17:26
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not right to be partial to the guilty
or to subvert the innocent in judgment.(A)
Proverbs 18:5
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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 21:15
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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)
Proverbs 21:15
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Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
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Proverbs 21:15
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15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death,
those who go staggering to the slaughter;(A)
12 if you say, “Look, we did not know this”—
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it?
And will he not repay all according to their deeds?(B)
Proverbs 24:11-12
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
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Proverbs 24:23-25
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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)
Proverbs 24:23-25
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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:
Partiality in judging is not good.(A)
24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,(B)
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.(C)
Proverbs 24:23-25
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Proverbs 24:23-25
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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:
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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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 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(A)
Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
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Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many seek the favor of a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(A)
Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord.
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