Proverbs 17:15
Expanded Bible
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 17:15
New American Standard Bible
15 One who (A)justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:26
Expanded Bible
26 It is not good to punish the ·innocent [righteous]
or to beat leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 17:26
New American Standard Bible
26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
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 18:5
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, ·good [righteous] people are happy,
but evil people are ruined.
Proverbs 21:15
New American Standard Bible
15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.
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 24:11-12
New American Standard Bible
11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He (B)who weighs the hearts not (C)consider it?
And (D)does He who (E)watches over your soul not know it?
And will He not [a](F)repay a person according to his work?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back to
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 24:23-25
New American Standard Bible
23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise:
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 One (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
25 But (E)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face
Proverbs 28:5
Expanded Bible
5 Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who ·follow [seek] the Lord understand ·it completely [or everything].
Proverbs 28:5
New American Standard Bible
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.
Proverbs 29:26
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:26 Lit face
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