15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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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.

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

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26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

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

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It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.

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

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15 It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(B) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(C) everyone according to what they have done?(D)

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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?

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Further Sayings of the Wise

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

To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(D)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit. recognize faces

Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

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

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26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,(A)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(B)

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26 (A)Many seek the ruler’s [a]favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face