15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who (B)condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(A)
both are detestable to the Lord.

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

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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:26 Or noble unfairly

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of

It is not good to show partiality to the guilty(A)
by perverting the justice due the innocent.(B)

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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    (A)but terror to evildoers.

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)

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11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
    hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
    (B)does not he who (C)weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who (D)keeps watch over your soul know it,
    and will he not repay man (E)according to his work?

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11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts(B) consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life(C) know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?(D)

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More Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of (A)the wise.

(B)Partiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever (C)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
    (D)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.

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23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(A)

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(C)
people will curse him,(D) and tribes will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord (B)understand it completely.

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Evil men do not understand justice,(A)
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.(B)

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26 Many (A)seek the face of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that a man (B)gets justice.

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26 Many seek a ruler’s favor,(A)
but a man receives justice from the Lord.(B)

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