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

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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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It is not right to be partial to the guilty
    or to subvert the innocent in judgment.(A)

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The way of a guilty person is (A)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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The way of the guilty is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is right.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face

Further Sayings of the Wise

23     These also are sayings of the wise:

Partiality in judging is not good.(A)
24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
    will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,(B)
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.(C)

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