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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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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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The conduct[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
    but the behavior of the pure is upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:8 Lit. way

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

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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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Footnotes

  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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