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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 justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
    the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.

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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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Being partial to faces of evil is not good,
    nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

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The way of a guilty man is (A)perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

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Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
    but the pure is upright in his conduct.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit recognize a face

23 These sayings are also for the wise:
    Partiality[a] in judgment is not good.
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him;
    the nations will abhor him.
25 But they who rebuke will have delight,
    and upon them blessings of goodness will come.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:23 Literally “acknowledge faces”