Proverbs 17:15

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The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:23 : 23 They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
  • Exod 23:7 : 7 Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.
  • Prov 24:23-24 : 23 Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible: 24 The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying,“Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,” says the LORD, 9 “for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
  • Ezek 22:27-29 : 27 Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey– shedding blood and destroying lives– so they can get dishonest profit. 28 Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash. They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. 29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the resident foreigner and denied them justice.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
  • Luke 23:18-25 : 18 But they all shouted out together,“Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!” 19 (This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.) 20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus. 21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to them,“Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.” 23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
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    23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Deut 25:1
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    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Job 34:17
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    17Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One,

  • Prov 11:1
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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 20:10
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    10Diverse weights and diverse measures– the LORD abhors both of them.

  • Mal 2:17
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    17Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“Where is the God of justice?”

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

  • Amos 5:7
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    7The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

  • Prov 28:4
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    4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Exod 23:7
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    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Hab 1:4
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    4For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

  • Ps 7:11
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    11God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Job 15:16
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    16how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!

  • Ps 10:3
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    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

  • Lam 3:35-36
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    35to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 94:21
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    21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

  • Ps 5:6
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    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

  • Ezek 18:5
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    5“Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

  • Gen 18:25
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    25Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

  • 1 Kgs 8:32
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    32Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

  • Eccl 3:16
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    16The Problem of Injustice and Oppression I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.

  • Rom 2:2
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    2Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–

  • Isa 59:15
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    15Honesty has disappeared; the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed. The LORD watches and is displeased, for there is no justice.

  • Amos 5:10
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    10The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.