Proverbs 17:26

Proverbs 17:26
To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

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Proverbs 18:5
To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

Proverbs 19:2
Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

Proverbs 16:29
A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

Proverbs 17:15
He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

Proverbs 20:11
Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

Nehemiah 5:9
And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?

Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

Proverbs 24:23
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

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Proverbs 17:23
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

Proverbs 17:8
An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

Proverbs 21:11
When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

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Exodus 22:28
You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

Job 34:18
He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners;

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Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

Deuteronomy 25:2
And if the wrongdoer is to undergo punishment by whipping, the judge will give orders for him to go down on his face and be whipped before him, the number of the blows being in relation to his crime.

Deuteronomy 25:3
He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.

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Proverbs 17:20
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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Matthew 13:17
For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

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