Proverbs 17:15

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

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  • Isa 5:23 : 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!
  • Exod 23:7 : 7 Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.
  • Prov 24:23-24 : 23 These also belong to the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good. 24 Whoever says to the wicked, 'You are righteous,' the peoples will curse him, and the nations will denounce him.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
  • Ezek 22:27-29 : 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain. 28 Her prophets plaster false visions for them, prophesying lies and saying, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Do horses run on rocky cliffs? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
  • Luke 23:18-25 : 18 But they all cried out together, 'Away with this man, and release Barabbas to us!' 19 (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.) 20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again. 21 But they kept shouting, 'Crucify Him! Crucify Him!' 22 For the third time he asked them, 'Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no reason for a death sentence. Therefore, I will punish Him and release Him.' 23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. 25 He released the one they asked for, who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed Jesus over to their will.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:27
    83%

    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Isa 5:23
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    23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    79%

    8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Deut 25:16
    77%

    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 24:24
    76%

    24Whoever says to the wicked, 'You are righteous,' the peoples will curse him, and the nations will denounce him.

  • Prov 11:20
    75%

    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Deut 25:1
    75%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Job 34:17
    75%

    17Can one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the righteous and mighty one?

  • Prov 11:1
    75%

    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 20:10
    74%

    10Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Mal 2:17
    73%

    17You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you ask, 'How have we wearied Him?' By saying, 'Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and He delights in them,' or 'Where is the God of justice?'

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

  • Amos 5:7
    73%

    7You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Ps 7:9
    73%

    9The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.

  • Prov 13:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 21:27
    73%

    27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Exod 23:7
    72%

    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Hab 1:4
    72%

    4Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.

  • Ps 7:11
    72%

    11My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

  • Prov 15:26
    72%

    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Job 15:16
    72%

    16How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

  • Job 36:17
    71%

    17But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; justice and judgment take hold of you.

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion.

  • Prov 21:15
    71%

    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • Isa 29:21
    71%

    21Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Lam 3:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,

    36to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Ps 94:21
    71%

    21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

  • Ps 5:6
    71%

    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Prov 12:2
    71%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • Prov 6:16
    71%

    16There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

  • Ezek 18:5
    70%

    5If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Gen 18:25
    70%

    25'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'

  • 1 Kgs 8:32
    70%

    32then hear from heaven and act. Judge Your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing their conduct down on their own heads and vindicating the innocent by rewarding them according to their righteousness.

  • Eccl 3:16
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    16And I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

  • Rom 2:2
    70%

    2We know that God's judgment is based on truth against those who practice such things.

  • Isa 33:15
    70%

    15The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.

  • Isa 59:15
    70%

    15Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD saw this and was displeased, for there was no justice.

  • Amos 5:10
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    10They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.