Proverbs 17:15
Revised Standard Version
15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:15
American Standard Version
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:26
Revised Standard Version
26 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good;
to flog noble men is wrong.
Proverbs 17:26
American Standard Version
26 Also to [a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:26 Or, fine
Proverbs 18:5
Revised Standard Version
5 It is not good to be partial to a wicked man,
or to deprive a righteous man of justice.
Proverbs 18:5
American Standard Version
5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good,
[a]Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:5 Or, So as to turn aside
Proverbs 21:15
Revised Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous,
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
American Standard Version
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
[a]But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:15 Or, But destruction shall be to etc.
Proverbs 24:11-12
Revised Standard Version
11 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,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not requite man according to his work?
Proverbs 24:11-12
American Standard Version
11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death,
And those that are [a]ready to be slain [b]see that thou hold back.
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not [c]this;
Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it?
And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?
And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:11 Hebrew tottering to the slaughter.
- Proverbs 24:11 Or, forbear thou not to deliver
- Proverbs 24:12 Or, this man
Proverbs 24:23-25
Revised Standard Version
Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will be upon them.
Proverbs 24:23-25
American Standard Version
23 These also are sayings of the wise.
To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,
Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,
And a good blessing shall come upon them.
Proverbs 28:5
Revised Standard Version
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:5
American Standard Version
5 Evil men understand not justice;
But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.
Proverbs 29:26
Revised Standard Version
26 Many seek the favor of a ruler,
but from the Lord a man gets justice.
Proverbs 29:26
American Standard Version
26 Many seek the ruler’s favor;
But a man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah.
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