Proverbs 17:26

The Passion Translation

It’s horrible to persecute a holy lover of God or to strike an honorable man for his integrity!

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

That’s not who you are—one who would slay the righteous with the wicked, treating them both the same way! Wouldn’t the Merciful Judge of all the earth always do what is right?”

Proverbs 17:15

There is nothing God hates more than condemning the one who is innocent and acquitting the one who is guilty.

Proverbs 18:5

It is atrocious when judges show favor to the guilty and deprive the innocent of justice.

John 18:22

Just then one of the guards standing near Jesus punched him in the face with his fist and said, “How dare you answer the high priest like that!”