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

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15 Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous—
    the Lord detests both of these.

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It is not good to show partiality to the guilty(A)
by perverting the justice due the innocent.(B)

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Favoring the wicked isn’t good;
    it denies justice to the righteous.

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A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.(B)

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The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
    but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

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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)
people will curse him,(D) and tribes 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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More sayings of the wise

23 These are also the sayings of the wise:

Partiality in judgment isn’t good.

24 Those who say to the guilty, “You are innocent”—
    the people will curse them.
    Nations will condemn them.
25 But it will go well for those who rebuke them.
    A rich blessing will come to them.

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