Verse 26

To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:15 : 15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.
  • John 18:22 : 22 When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
  • 2 Sam 3:23-25 : 23 When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go? 25 Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?
  • 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!
  • 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing: 8 The Lord has sent punishment on you for all the blood of the family of Saul, whose kingdom you have taken; and the Lord has given the kingdom to Absalom, your son: now you yourself are taken in your evil, because you are a man of blood.
  • 2 Sam 19:7 : 7 So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.
  • Job 34:18-19 : 18 He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners; 19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.