guarding the paths of justice
    and (A)watching over the way of his (B)saints.
(C)Then you will understand (D)righteousness and justice
    and equity, every good path;

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so that He may guard the paths of justice
and protect the way of His loyal followers.(A)
Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
and integrity—every good path.

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,

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(A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

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23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
    but it is swept away through (A)injustice.

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23 The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
but without justice, it is swept away.

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10 (A)An oracle is on the lips of a king;
    his mouth does not sin in judgment.
11 (B)A just balance and scales are the Lord's;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for (C)the throne is established by righteousness.

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10 God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;[a](A)
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.(B)

11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag[b] are His concern.(C)

12 Wicked behavior[c] is detestable to kings,(D)
since a throne is established through righteousness.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:10 Or A divination is on the lips of a king
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.
  3. Proverbs 16:12 Either the king’s or someone else’s behavior

15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who (B)condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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

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23 The wicked accepts (A)a bribe in secret[a]
    to (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom

23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe(A)
to subvert the course of justice.(B)

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26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:26 Or noble unfairly

It is not good to (A)be partial to[a] the wicked
    or to (B)deprive the righteous of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of

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

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28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked (A)devours iniquity.

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28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(A)

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(A)To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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The violence of the wicked will (A)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

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