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15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

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15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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26 It is also not good to (A)punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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To (A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (B)thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

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To (A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (B)thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

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15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (A)ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness

15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is (A)terror to the workers of iniquity.

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11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He (B)who weighs the hearts (C)understand?
And (D)does not He who (E)guards your soul know?
And will not He [a](F)render to man according to his work?

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back

11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not (B)consider it (C)who weighs the hearts?
And (D)does He not know it who (E)keeps your soul?
And will He not [a](F)render to man according to his work?

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back

23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise.
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 He (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
25 But (E)to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit recognize a face

23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise.
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 He (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
25 But (E)to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face

Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (B)understand all things.

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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (B)understand all things.

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26 (A)Many seek the face of a ruler,
But (B)justice for man comes from Yahweh.

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26 (A)Many seek the ruler’s [a]favor,
But (B)justice for man comes from the Lord.

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  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face