Proverbs 17:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

Also, to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

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  • Prov 17:15 : 15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he has laid siege against us; they shall strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
  • John 18:22 : 22 And when he had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Do you answer the high priest like that?
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from you! 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 had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.
  • 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The LORD shall reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.
  • 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial: 8 The LORD has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son: and, behold, you are caught in your own mischief, because you are a bloody man.
  • 2 Sam 19:7 : 7 Now therefore arise, go out, and speak kindly to your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night; and that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.
  • Job 34:18-19 : 18 Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? And to princes, You are ungodly? 19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • Job 34:17-18
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    17Shall even he who hates justice govern? And will you condemn Him who is most just?

    18Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? And to princes, You are ungodly?

  • Prov 24:23-24
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    23These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

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  • Prov 17:13
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    13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 17:7
    73%

    7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Eccl 7:20
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    20For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.

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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Ps 141:5
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    5Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.

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    3For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.

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    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

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    3Is not destruction for the wicked, and a strange punishment for the workers of iniquity?

  • Job 5:17
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    17Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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    26He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others,

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  • Prov 3:11
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    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

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  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice.

  • Gen 18:25
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    25Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • 1 Chr 16:21
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    21He allowed no one to do them wrong; yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

  • Prov 19:18
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    18Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.

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    12Surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

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    15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

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    6You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his dispute.