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Proverbs 24:24

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

He that saith {H559} unto the wicked {H7563}, Thou art righteous {H6662}; him shall the people {H5971} curse {H5344}, nations {H3816} shall abhor {H2194} him:

He who tells the guilty, "You are innocent,"will be cursed by peoples, reviled by nations;

Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 17:15 (8 votes)

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

  • Isaiah 5:23 (5 votes)

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

  • Proverbs 11:26 (5 votes)

    ¶ He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].

  • Proverbs 28:27 (3 votes)

    ¶ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Exodus 23:6 (3 votes)

    Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

  • Exodus 23:7 (3 votes)

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

  • Jeremiah 8:10 (2 votes)

    Therefore will I give their wives unto others, [and] their fields to them that shall inherit [them]: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.