Proverbs 17:15
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(A)—
both are detestable to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:26
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:26 Or noble unfairly
Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 21:15
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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)
Proverbs 24:11-12
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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)
Proverbs 24:23-25
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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.
Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 29:26
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