Proverbs 17:26 - Easy To Read Version It is wrong to punish a person who has done nothing wrong. It is wrong to punish leaders when they are honest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also to punish the just is not good, Nor to strike princes for equity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also, to punish or fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness. American Standard Version (1901) Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness. Common English Bible It isn’t good to punish the righteous, to strike the honorable for their integrity. Catholic Public Domain Version It is not good to inflict damage on the just, nor to strike the leader who judges uprightly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. |
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
Now get up and go speak to your officers. Encourage them! I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out and do that right now, you won’t have one man with you tonight. And that will be worse than all the trouble you have had since you were a child.”
And it was on the very same day that I was anointed [20] to be the king. These sons of Zeruiah have caused me a lot of trouble. I hope the Lord gives these men the punishment they deserve.”
The Lord hates these two things—punishing someone that has done nothing wrong, and forgiving someone that is guilty.
\{You must be fair in judging people.\} If you let guilty people go free then you are not being fair to good people.
Now, strong city, {\cf2\super [59]} gather your soldiers.\par They are surrounding us for the attack!\par They will hit the Judge of Israel\par on the cheek with their stick.\par
When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing there hit him. The guard said, “You should not talk to the high priest {\cf2\super [234]} like that!”