26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

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26 Also to [a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

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  1. Proverbs 17:26 Or, fine

26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.

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To respect the person of the wicked is not good,
[a]Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

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  1. Proverbs 18:5 Or, So as to turn aside

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 [a]a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right.

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  1. Proverbs 21:8 Or The way of a man is perverse and strange;

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;
But as for the pure, his work is [a]right.

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  1. Proverbs 21:8 Or, straight

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

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