Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 17:15 : 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
- Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
- Mic 5:1 : 1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
- John 18:22 : 22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
- Gen 18:25 : 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
- 2 Sam 3:23-25 : 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
- 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
- 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
- 2 Sam 19:7 : 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
- Job 34:18-19 : 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
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5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
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23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
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3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
4 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
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12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
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26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
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17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
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11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
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8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
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10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
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18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
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7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
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27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
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10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
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6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
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10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
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14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
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8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
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4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
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18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
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6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.