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15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous,
    both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

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15 One who (A)justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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26 Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
    nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

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To (A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (B)suppress the righteous in judgment.

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15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.

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11 Rescue those who are being led away to death!
    Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,”
    doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it?
    Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

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11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He (B)who weighs the hearts not (C)consider it?
And (D)does He who (E)watches over your soul not know it?
And will He not [a](F)repay a person according to his work?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back to

23 These also are sayings of the wise.

To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
    peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and a rich blessing will come on them.

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23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise:
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 One (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
25 But (E)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face

Evil men don’t understand justice;
    but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

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

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26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
    but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face