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15 
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.(A)

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

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To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive 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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The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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23 
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;
25 
But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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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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