Proverbs 17:15
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15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
both of them are abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:26
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26 Also to punish the just is not good,
nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to favor the wicked,
or to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 It is joy to the just to do justice,
but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 If you refrain to deliver those who are drawn unto death,
and those who are ready to be slain;
12 if you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
does not He who ponders the heart consider it?
And He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to every man according to his works?
Proverbs 24:23-25
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More Sayings of the Wise
23 These things also belong to the wise:
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
him the people will curse; nations will abhor him.
25 But to those who rebuke him will be delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand all things.
Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but every man’s judgment comes from the Lord.
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