Proverbs 17:26

English Standard Version

²⁶^(A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

Proverbs 17:26

Common English Bible

²⁶It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
to strike the honorable for their integrity.

⁵It is not good to ^(A)be partial to^[a] the wicked
or to ^(B)deprive the righteous of justice.

⁵Favoring the wicked isn’t good;
it denies justice to the righteous.

⁸The way of the guilty ^(A)is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is upright.

⁸The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

English Standard Version (ESV)

Common English Bible (CEB)