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

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(A)
both are detestable to the Lord.

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26 Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
    nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

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It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,(A)
denying an innocent person justice.(B)

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15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.(A)

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11 Rescue those who are being led away to death!
    Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,”
    doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it?
    Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

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11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t he who weighs hearts(B) consider it?
Won’t he who protects your life(C) know?
Won’t he repay a person according to his work?(D)

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23 These also are sayings of the wise.

To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
    peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and a rich blessing will come on them.

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23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(A)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(C)
peoples will curse him,(D) and nations will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

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Evil men don’t understand justice;
    but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

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The evil do not understand justice,(A)
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.(B)

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26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
    but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.

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26 Many desire a ruler’s favor,(A)
but a person receives justice from the Lord.(B)

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