Proverbs 17:15
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He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 17:26
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It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
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To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.
Proverbs 21:15
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When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),
But to the evildoers it is disaster.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]!
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If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?
And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?
And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?
Proverbs 24:23-25
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These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;
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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 28:5
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Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.(A)
Proverbs 29:26
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Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.
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