Proverbs 17:15
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15 The Lord hates both of these things:
·freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent [L judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous].
Proverbs 17:26
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26 It is not good to punish the ·innocent [righteous]
or to beat leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to ·honor [or show favor to] the wicked
or to be unfair to the innocent.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, ·good [righteous] people are happy,
but evil people are ruined.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 ·Save [Rescue; T Deliver] those who are being led to their death;
·rescue [L don’t restrain yourself from] those who ·are about [L tottering off] to be killed.
12 If you say, “We don’t know anything about this,”
God, who ·knows what’s in your mind [evaluates motives; L weighs hearts], ·will notice [L doesn’t he know?].
He ·is watching you [protects/guards your life], and he will know.
He will reward each person for what he has done.
Proverbs 24:23-25
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More Words of Wisdom
23 These are also ·sayings of [L according to] the wise [22:17]:
It is not good to ·take sides when you are the judge [show partiality/favoritism in judgment].
24 ·Don’t tell [L Those who say to] the wicked ·that they [L “You…”] are ·innocent [righteous];
people will curse you, and nations will ·hate [despise] you.
25 But things will go well if you ·punish [correct; rebuke] the guilty,
and you will receive rich blessings.
Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who ·follow [seek] the Lord understand ·it completely [or everything].
Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many people want ·to speak to [an audience with] a ruler,
but justice comes only from the Lord.
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