Proverbs 17:26

World English Bible

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

Proverbs 17:26

New International Version

²⁶If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,^(A)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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

⁵It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(A)
and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(B)

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

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

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