The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him; and the scoundrels brought a charge against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city, and stoned him to death.
Proverbs 17:15 - New Revised Standard Version One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, Even they both are abomination to the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both an abomination [exceedingly disgusting and hateful] to the Lord. [Exod. 23:7; Prov. 24:24; Isa. 5:23.] American Standard Version (1901) He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. Common English Bible Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous— the LORD detests both of these. Catholic Public Domain Version Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God. |
The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him; and the scoundrels brought a charge against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city, and stoned him to death.
They band together against the life of the righteous, and condemn the innocent to death.
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
To impose a fine on the innocent is not right, or to flog the noble for their integrity.
It is not right to be partial to the guilty, or to subvert the innocent in judgment.
or else they will drink and forget what has been decreed, and will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:
Ah, you who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of their rights!
You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death persons who should not die and keeping alive persons who should not live, by your lies to my people, who listen to lies.
For I know how many are your transgressions, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and push aside the needy in the gate.
Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood, and bring righteousness to the ground!
Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
Suppose two persons have a dispute and enter into litigation, and the judges decide between them, declaring one to be in the right and the other to be in the wrong.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you.