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Proverbs 17:26 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.Proverbs 17:26 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:26 in context
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- princesnâdîybproperly, voluntaryH5081 →
- punishʻânashproperly, to urgeH6064 →
- strikenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- justtsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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In differences that happen between magistrates and subjects, and such differences often arise, 1. Let magistrates see to it that they never punish the just, that they be in no case a terror to good works, for that is to abuse their power and betray that great trust which is reposed in them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary