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

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

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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 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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face