Proverbs 17:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these `are' an abomination to Jehovah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:23 : 23 Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
  • Exod 23:7 : 7 from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
  • Prov 24:23-24 : 23 These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good. 24 Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou `art' righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked `is' an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright `is' His delight.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, `Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven `are' abominations to His soul.
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For not My thoughts `are' your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah, 9 For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.
  • Ezek 22:27-29 : 27 Its princes in its midst `are' as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain. 28 And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, `Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I have known -- many `are' your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Do horses run on a rock? Doth one plough `it' with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.
  • Luke 23:18-25 : 18 and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,' 19 who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison. 20 Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them, 21 but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.' 22 And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.' 23 And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing, 24 and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done, 25 and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 Balances of deceit `are' an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight `is' His delight.

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  • Prov 29:27
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    27 An abomination to the righteous `is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked `is' the upright in the way!

  • Isa 5:23
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    23 Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 The sacrifice of the wicked `is' an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright `is' His delight.

    9 An abomination to Jehovah `is' the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16 for the abomination of Jehovah thy God `is' any one doing these things, any one doing iniquity.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24 Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou `art' righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20 An abomination to Jehovah `are' the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way `are' His delight.

  • Deut 25:1
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    1 `When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,

  • Job 34:17
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    17 Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?

  • Prov 11:1
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    1 Balances of deceit `are' an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight `is' His delight.

  • Prov 20:10
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    10 A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them `are' an abomination to Jehovah.

  • Mal 2:17
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    17 Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer `is' good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where `is' the God of judgment?'

  • Prov 16:12
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    12 An abomination to kings `is' doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5 An abomination to Jehovah `is' every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32 For an abomination to Jehovah `is' the perverted, And with the upright `is' His secret counsel.

  • Amos 5:7
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    7 Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9 Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    73%

    5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

    6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27 The sacrifice of the wicked `is' abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4 Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

  • Exod 23:7
    72%

    7 from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

  • Hab 1:4
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    4 Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

  • Ps 7:11
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    11 God `is' a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

  • Prov 15:26
    72%

    26 An abomination to Jehovah `are' thoughts of wickedness, And pure `are' sayings of pleasantness.

  • Job 15:16
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    16 Also -- surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3 Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

  • Job 36:17
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    17 And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury,

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    71%

    5 Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,

    6 For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

  • Ps 11:5
    71%

    5 Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

  • Prov 21:15
    71%

    15 To do justice `is' joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21 Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.

  • Prov 20:23
    71%

    23 An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.

  • Lam 3:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35 To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

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

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

  • Ps 94:21
    71%

    21 They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.

  • Ps 5:6
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    6 Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2 The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16 These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven `are' abominations to His soul.

  • Ezek 18:5
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    5 And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

  • Gen 18:25
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    25 Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

  • 1 Kgs 8:32
    70%

    32 then Thou dost hear in the heavens, and hast done, and hast judged Thy servants, to declare wicked the wicked, to put his way on his head, and to declare righteous the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • Eccl 3:16
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    16 And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment -- there `is' the wicked; and the place of righteousness -- there `is' the wicked.

  • Rom 2:2
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    2 and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

  • Isa 59:15
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    15 And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.

  • Amos 5:10
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    10 They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.