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Proverbs 17:26
Christian Standard Bible

26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly
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Proverbs 17:26
Common English Bible

26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
    to strike the honorable for their integrity.

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Proverbs 18:5
Christian Standard Bible

5 It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,(A)
denying an innocent person justice.(B)

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Proverbs 18:5
Common English Bible

5 Favoring the wicked isn’t good;
    it denies justice to the righteous.

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Proverbs 17
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Proverbs 21:8
Christian Standard Bible

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

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Proverbs 21:8
Common English Bible

8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
    but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

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