Proverbs 17:26

World English Bible

²⁶Also to punish the righteous is not good,
nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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.

⁵To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

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

⁸The way of the guilty is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

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