Proverbs 17:15
Amplified Bible
15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 18:5
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5
To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.
Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 21:8
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8
The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Proverbs 21:8
New International Version
8 The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 24:23-25
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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.
Proverbs 24:23-25
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
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