Proverbs 17:15

God's Word

Whoever approves of wicked people and whoever condemns righteous people is disgusting to the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two good-for-nothing men came in and sat opposite him. In front of the people, these men accused Naboth of cursing God and the king. So the people stoned him to death outside the city.

Psalm 94:21

They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.

Exodus 23:7

Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate weights are pleasing to him.

Proverbs 15:8

A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.

Proverbs 17:26

To punish an innocent person is not good. To strike down noble people is not right.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to be partial toward a wicked person, thereby depriving an innocent person of justice.

Proverbs 31:5

Otherwise, they drink and forget what they have decreed and change the standard of justice for all oppressed people.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven that are disgusting to him:

Isaiah 5:20

How horrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn what is bitter into something sweet and what is sweet into something bitter.

Isaiah 5:23

who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.

Lamentations 3:35

deny people their rights in the presence of the Most High God,

Ezekiel 13:19

You dishonor me in front of my people for a few handfuls of barley and a few pieces of bread. You kill people who shouldn’t die, and you spare the lives of people who shouldn’t live. You lie to my people who are willing to listen.

Amos 5:12

I know that your crimes are numerous and your sins are many. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes. You deny the needy access to the courts.

Amos 5:7

You, Israel, turn justice into poison and throw righteousness on the ground.

Amos 6:12

Do horses run on rocks? Does a farmer plow the sea with oxen? Yet, you have turned justice into something deadly and what is righteous into poison.

Romans 4:5

However, when people don’t work but believe God, the one who approves ungodly people, their faith is regarded as the basis of God’s approval.

Deuteronomy 25:1

This is what you must do whenever ⌞two⌟ people have a disagreement that is brought into court. The judges will hear the case and decide who’s right and who’s wrong.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered people who have God’s approval, even though they didn’t resist you.