Proverbs 17:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:5
    78%

    5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

  • Job 34:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17 How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

    18 He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners;

  • Prov 24:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

    24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

    13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

  • Prov 17:7
    73%

    7 Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

    10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

  • Eccl 7:20
    72%

    20 There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Ps 141:5
    71%

    5 Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

    4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

  • Prov 16:12
    71%

    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Job 31:3
    71%

    3 Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

  • Job 5:17
    71%

    17 Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Job 34:26
    71%

    26 The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

  • Prov 11:17
    71%

    17 The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

  • Prov 3:11
    71%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Deut 25:2
    70%

    2 And if the wrongdoer is to undergo punishment by whipping, the judge will give orders for him to go down on his face and be whipped before him, the number of the blows being in relation to his crime.

  • Prov 16:8
    70%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • Gen 18:25
    70%

    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?

  • Prov 16:10
    70%

    10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

  • 1 Chr 16:21
    70%

    21 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

  • Prov 19:18
    70%

    18 Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 23:13
    70%

    13 Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

  • Prov 3:30
    70%

    30 Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

  • Prov 17:27
    70%

    27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

  • Prov 25:26
    70%

    26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

  • Prov 17:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

    11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

  • Prov 21:15
    70%

    15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Job 36:17
    70%

    17 ...

  • Prov 10:6
    70%

    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Job 36:6
    70%

    6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

  • Isa 26:10
    70%

    10 Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.

  • Lam 3:33
    70%

    33 For he has no pleasure in troubling and causing grief to the children of men.

  • Job 34:12
    70%

    12 Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.

  • Ps 105:14
    70%

    14 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

  • Prov 12:21
    70%

    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 19:2
    70%

    2 Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

  • Job 35:8
    70%

    8 Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

  • Isa 31:2
    70%

    2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • Prov 26:4
    70%

    4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

  • Prov 24:18
    70%

    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Prov 17:15
    70%

    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.

  • Exod 23:6
    70%

    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.