Proverbs 17:15

New English Translation

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Psalm 94:21

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

Exodus 23:7

Keep your distance from a false charge – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 17:26

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

Proverbs 18:5

It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

Proverbs 6:16

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

Isaiah 5:20

Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.

Isaiah 5:23

They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

Lamentations 3:35

to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

Ezekiel 13:19

You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!

Amos 5:12

Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

Amos 5:7

The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

Amos 6:12

Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.

Romans 4:5

But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.