Proverbs 17:15

American Standard Version (1901)

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:23 : 23 that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  • Exod 23:7 : 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
  • Prov 24:23-24 : 23 These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
  • Ezek 22:27-29 : 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain. 28 And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered [mortar], seeing false visions, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, when Jehovah hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins--ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right] .
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow [there] with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;
  • Luke 23:18-25 : 18 But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:-- 19 one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison. 20 And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus; 21 but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him. 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him. 23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done. 25 And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous [one] ; he doth not resist you.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:27
    83%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
    79%

    23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Prov 15:8-9
    2 verses
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

  • Prov 24:24
    76%

    24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

  • Prov 11:20
    75%

    20They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Deut 25:1
    75%

    1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

  • Job 34:17
    75%

    17Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous [and] mighty?--

  • Prov 11:1
    75%

    1A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

  • Prov 20:10
    74%

    10Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

  • Mal 2:17
    73%

    17Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?

  • Prov 16:12
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 16:5
    73%

    5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

  • Amos 5:7
    73%

    7Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Ps 7:9
    73%

    9O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

  • Prov 13:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 21:27
    73%

    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

  • Exod 23:7
    72%

    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Hab 1:4
    72%

    4Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.

  • Ps 7:11
    72%

    11God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

  • Prov 15:26
    72%

    26Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words [are] pure.

  • Job 15:16
    72%

    16How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

  • Job 36:17
    71%

    17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 11:5
    71%

    5Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

  • Prov 21:15
    71%

    15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Isa 29:21
    71%

    21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • Prov 20:23
    71%

    23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

  • Lam 3:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,

    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 94:21
    71%

    21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

  • Ps 5:6
    71%

    6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 12:2
    71%

    2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  • Prov 6:16
    71%

    16There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

  • Ezek 18:5
    70%

    5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

  • Gen 18:25
    70%

    25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  • 1 Kgs 8:32
    70%

    32then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • Eccl 3:16
    70%

    16And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

  • Rom 2:2
    70%

    2And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.

  • Isa 33:15
    70%

    15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

  • Isa 59:15
    70%

    15Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

  • Amos 5:10
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    10They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.