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

13He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house. 14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. 16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense? 17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:15 word by word

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

• justifiesצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• and he who condemnsרָשַׁעrâsha‛ · be wickedH7561
• the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• Bothגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• Bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• are an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:15

• Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
• Exodus 23:7Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
• 1 Kings 21:13Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
• Isaiah 5:23Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
• Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 22:27Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
• Amos 5:7For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth.”
• Amos 6:12Do horses run on rocks? Or does one plow them with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
• Luke 23:18But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!”
• Romans 4:5But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,
• James 5:6You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
• Proverbs 11:1A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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

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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