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Proverbs 17:26
Modern English Version
Proverbs 17:26
Modern English Version
26 Also to punish the just is not good,
nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:26
American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:26
American Standard Version
26 Also to [a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:26 Or, fine
Proverbs 18:5
Modern English Version
Proverbs 18:5
Modern English Version
5 It is not good to favor the wicked,
or to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 18:5
American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:5
American Standard Version
5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good,
[a]Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:5 Or, So as to turn aside
Proverbs 21:8
Modern English Version
Proverbs 21:8
Modern English Version
8 The way of a guilty man is perverse;
but as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:8
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:8
American Standard Version
8 The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;
But as for the pure, his work is [a]right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:8 Or, straight
Modern English Version (MEV)
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