Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:26
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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
Proverbs 17:26
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26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
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Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 21:15
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15 It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 24:11-12
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (B)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (C)according to his deeds?
Proverbs 24:23-25
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
Proverbs 24:23-25
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These things also belong to the wise:
(A)It is not good to [a]show partiality in judgment.
24 (B)He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have (C)delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:23 Lit. recognize faces
Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face
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