Proverbs 17:15

Modern English Version

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the just, both are abominations to the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

Two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat in front of him, and the men of Belial witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth blasphemed God and the king.” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death.

Psalm 94:21

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

Exodus 23:7

Keep far away from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, 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

To punish the righteous is not good, nor to strike princes for their integrity.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to favor the wicked, to subvert the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the justice of all the afflicted.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven are an abomination to Him:

Isaiah 5:20

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

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the justice of the righteous from him!

Lamentations 3:35

to turn aside the justice due a man in the presence of the Most High,

Ezekiel 13:19

And you pollute Me among My people for handfuls of barley and pieces of bread to slay the souls of those who should not die and to save the souls alive of those who should not live by your lying to My people who hear your lies.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are grievous, you who oppress the just, who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate.

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness down to the ground!

Amos 6:12

Can horses run on a rocky crag? Can one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

Romans 4:5

But to him who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If there is a controversy between men, they are to go to court for judgment, so that the judges may judge them. Then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.

James 5:6

You have condemned and killed the righteous man who does not resist you.