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Proverbs 17:15

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¶ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.

He that justifieth {H6663} the wicked {H7563}, and he that condemneth {H7561} the just {H6662}, even they both {H8147} are abomination {H8441} to the LORD {H3068}.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous -both alike are an abomination to ADONAI.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 23:7 (10 votes)

    Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Proverbs 18:5 (9 votes)

    ¶ [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • Isaiah 5:23 (9 votes)

    Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Proverbs 24:23 (6 votes)

    ¶ These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

  • Proverbs 24:24 (6 votes)

    He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

  • Amos 6:12 (4 votes)

    Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

  • Proverbs 15:8 (4 votes)

    ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.