Proverbs 17:26

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²⁶It is not good to punish the ·innocent [righteous]
or to beat leaders for being honest.

Proverbs 17:26

Amplified Bible

²⁶
It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

⁵It is not good to ·honor [or show favor to] the wicked
or to be unfair to the innocent.

⁵
To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.

⁸Guilty people live dishonest lives,
but ·honest people do right [virtuous people are pure].

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The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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