Proverbs 17:15

Proverbs 17:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

Context of Proverbs 17:15

13If people are kind to you, do not do evil things in return. Anyone who does that will always have trouble in his home. 14It is difficult to stop a quarrel once it has started. It is like water that pours out of a broken pot. Stop it quickly! If a judge says that a guilty person is not guilty, the Lord hates it. If a judge punishes someone who is not guilty, the Lord hates that too. 16Money does not help a foolish person, because he does not want to become wise. 17A friend will always show that he loves you. Relatives are there to help you when you are in trouble.

Proverbs 17:15 word by word

מַצְדִּ֣יק רָ֭שָׁע וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ צַדִּ֑יק תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that justifiethצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• and he that condemnethרָשַׁעrâsha‛ · be wickedH7561
• the justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• even they bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:15

• Proverbs 24:23These are more things that wise people have said: When you judge people, be fair. It is not good to respect some people more than others.
• Exodus 23:7Do not help anyone to use lies to accuse another person. Never punish anyone with death if they are not guilty. I will never say that a wicked person is not guilty.
• 1 Kings 21:13Then two wicked men came and they sat near to him. They accused Naboth so that the people could all hear them. They said, ‘Naboth has insulted God and the king.’ So the people took him outside the city. They threw stones at him until he was dead.
• Isaiah 5:23If people like that receive a bribe, they will not say that wicked people are guilty. They also refuse to say that righteous people are not guilty.
• Isaiah 55:8The Lord says, ‘Remember! My thoughts are not the same as your thoughts. The way that you do things is not the same as the way that I do things.
• Ezekiel 22:27The officers in the land are like wolves that catch other animals and tear them into pieces. They use their power to murder people so that they can take their money for themselves.
• Amos 5:7You people change what is right and true to make lies. You are not fair or honest.
• Amos 6:12Horses cannot run on rocks. People do not try to plough the sea. But you Israelites have changed what is fair and honest into something bad. You have made justice seem like poison.
• Luke 23:18But the crowd all shouted together, ‘Take this man away and kill him! We want Barabbas to go free.’
• Romans 4:5But someone may believe in God. He does not work to cause God to accept him. God accepts that person because of their faith. God says that people who have turned away from him are right with him, if they trust him. That is God's gift to them.
• James 5:6You say that a righteous person is guilty. You have even killed him and he could not stop you.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, or even seven things:
• Proverbs 11:1The Lord hates traders who do not use true weights. He is happy when they are honest and they use true weights.
• Proverbs 15:8When wicked people offer sacrifices to the Lord, he hates it. But he is pleased when good people pray to him.

Commentaries on Proverbs 17:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15People need to be warned against an unjust acquittal, no less than against unjust condemnation. The word “justifieth” has its forensic sense, “to declare righteous,” to acquit.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15Verse 15 It is an offence to God to acquit the guilty, or to condemn those who are not guilty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. abomination ... Lord--as reversing His method of acting (Pr 3:32; 12:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 17:15

• Abomination
• Court
• Injustice
• Justice
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Fine
• Friend
• Glad
• Grief
• Price
• Rule
• Strike
• Abomination
• Fool; Folly
• Proverb

Commentaries on Proverbs 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings