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Proverbs 17:15 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.Proverbs 17:15 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:15 in context
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Key words (Strong's)
- abominationtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgustingH8441 →
- justifiethtsâdaqto be rightH6663 →
- condemnethrâshaʻto be wrongH7561 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- justtsaddîyqjustH6662 →
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This shows what an offence it is to God, 1. When those that are entrusted with the administration of public justice, judges, juries, witnesses, prosecutors, counsel, do either acquit the guilty or condemn those that are not guilty, or in the least contribute to either;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary