Proverbs 17:26
English Standard Version
26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:26
International Standard Version
26 Furthermore, it isn’t good to fine the righteous,
or to beat an official because of his uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of
Proverbs 18:5
International Standard Version
5 It’s not good to be partial towards an evil person,
thereby depriving the righteous of justice.
Proverbs 21:8
English Standard Version
8 The way of the guilty (A)is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is upright.
Proverbs 21:8
International Standard Version
8 The conduct[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
but the behavior of the pure is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:8 Lit. way
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