Proverbs 17:26

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  ,

Cross References

Proverbs 17:15

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just   – both are detestable to the  Lord.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice.

John 18:22

When he had said these things, one of the officials standing by slapped Jesus, saying, ‘Is this the way you answer the high priest? ’

Micah 5:1

Now, daughter who is under attack, you slash yourself in grief; a siege is set against us! They are striking the judge  of Israel on the cheek with a rod.

2 Samuel 3:39

As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me.  May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil! ’

Genesis 18:25

You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? ’

2 Samuel 19:7

‘Now get up! Go out and encourage  your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight.  This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now! ’