Proverbs 17:15 “Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestabl…”

Proverbs 17:15

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abomination to the Lord.

Darby Translation

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

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Cross references

“that justifieth”

Exodus 23:7 Isaiah 5:23 Amos 6:12 Amos 5:7 Amos 5:12 1 Kings 21:13

Exodus 23:7 · BSB

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Isaiah 5:23 · BSB

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Amos 6:12 · BSB

“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—

Amos 5:7 · BSB

There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.

Amos 5:12 · BSB

For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

1 Kings 21:13 · BSB

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

“abomination”

Proverbs 15:8 Proverbs 6:16 Proverbs 11:1

Proverbs 15:8 · BSB

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 6:16 · BSB

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

Proverbs 11:1 · BSB

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Also

Proverbs 18:5

Proverbs 18:5 · BSB

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Read Proverbs 17