15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(A)
both are detestable to the Lord.

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15 Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous
    are both detestable to the Lord.

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It is not good to show partiality to the guilty(A)
by perverting the justice due the innocent.(B)

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It’s not good to be partial towards an evil person,
    thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

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A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.(B)

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The conduct[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
    but the behavior of the pure is upright.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 21:8 Lit. way

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.

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Sayings of the Wise

23 Here are some more proverbs from wise people:

It isn’t good to show partiality in judgment.
24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You’re in the right,”
        will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
25 But as for people who rebuke the wicked;[a]
    a good blessing will fall upon them.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 24:25 The Heb. lacks the wicked