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 Living Translation (NLT)Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— both are detestable to the Lord.

Context of Proverbs 17:15

13Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house. 14The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts. He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. 16Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it? 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

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 things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
• Exodus 23:7Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
• 1 Kings 21:13And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
• Isaiah 5:23Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!
• Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.
• Amos 5:7You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”
• Amos 6:12Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into gall, And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
• Luke 23:18And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”—
• Romans 4:5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
• James 5:6You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.
• Proverbs 6:16These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are 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