Proverbs 17:15

Tree of Life Version

Acquitting the wicked and condemning the righteous: both are an abomination to Adonai.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him, and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people saying, “Naboth cursed 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

Stay far away from a false charge. Do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Adonai, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 17:26

Also, to punish a righteous person is not good, nor to beat up an honorable one for his integrity.

Proverbs 18:5

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

Proverbs 6:16

Six things Adonai hates, yes, seven are abominations to Him:

Isaiah 5:20

Oy to those who call evil good and good evil, who present darkness as light and light as darkness, who present bitter as sweet, and sweet as bitter!

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of justice!

Lamentations 3:35

to deprive a person of justice before the face of Elyon,

Ezekiel 13:19

You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, to kill those who should not die and to save those who should not live, by lying to My people, who listen to lies.’”

Amos 5:12

For I know your crimes are many and your sins countless— afflicting the righteous, taking bribes, and turning the needy aside at the gate.

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice to wormwood threw righteousness to the ground.

Amos 6:12

Will horses run on the cliff? Will one plow there with oxen? Yet you turned justice into venom, the fruit of righteousness into wormwood.

Romans 4:5

But to the one who does not work, but trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his trust is credited as righteousness—

Deuteronomy 25:1

“Suppose there is a dispute between people and they approach the court, the judges hear their case, and declare one righteous and the other guilty.

James 5:6

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