Proverbs 17:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, Even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both an abomination [exceedingly disgusting and hateful] to the Lord. [Exod. 23:7; Prov. 24:24; Isa. 5:23.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous— the LORD detests both of these.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.

Proverbs 17:15 Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

And the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him: and the men of Belial bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

Psalm 94:21

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

Exodus 23:7

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD: But a just weight is his delight.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 17:26

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

Proverbs 18:5

To accept the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgement.

Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the judgement of any that is afflicted.

Proverbs 6:16

There be six things which the LORD hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

Isaiah 5:20

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:23

which justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Lamentations 3:35

To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,

Ezekiel 13:19

And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies.

Amos 5:12

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.

Amos 5:7

Ye who turn judgement to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth;

Amos 6:12

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? that ye have turned judgement into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood:

Romans 4:5

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgement, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

James 5:6

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.