Proverbs 17:15

A Conservative Version

He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.

Cross References

Exodus 23:7

Keep thee far from a FALSE matter. And do not kill an innocent and righteous man, for I will not justify a wicked man.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for rewards, and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!

Proverbs 18:5

To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.

Amos 6:12

Shall horses run upon the rock? Will [a man] plow [there] with oxen? That ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

James 5:6

Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the righteous man. He is not hostile to you.

Romans 4:5

But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

Amos 5:12

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

Amos 5:7

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

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:

1 Kings 21:13

And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. And the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth cursed God and the king. Then they carried him forth o

Proverbs 11:1

A FALSE balance is an abomination to LORD, but a just weight is his delight.

Psalm 94:21

They gather themselves together against the soul of a righteous man, and condemn innocent blood.

Proverbs 17:26

Also to punish a righteous man is not good, [nor] to smite nobles for uprightness.

Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Lamentations 3:35

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

Deuteronomy 25:1

If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [they] judge them, then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the iniquitous.

Ezekiel 13:19

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