Proverbs 17:15

Proverbs Of Solomon

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The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.
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He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.
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Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

Abomination to the Lord

Righteous Man

To the Lord

Detestable To The Lord

Jehovah

Exodus 23:7

Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify the wicked and acquit the guilty for a bribe,
And take away the rights of those who are in the right!

Proverbs 18:5

To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.

1 Kings 21:13

Two worthless and unprincipled men came in and sat down opposite him; and they testified against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed and renounced God and the king.” Then they brought him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Proverbs 6:16

These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance and dishonest business practices are extremely offensive to the Lord,
But an accurate scale is His delight.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!

Proverbs 24:23-24

These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 22:27-29

Her princes within her are like wolves tearing and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Amos 5:7

“For those [shall be consumed] who turn justice into wormwood (bitterness)
And cast righteousness down to the earth.”

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable),
You who distress the righteous and take bribes,
And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].

Amos 6:12

Do horses run on rocks?
Do men plow rocks with oxen? [Of course not!]
Yet you have turned justice into poison
And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood (bitterness),

Luke 23:18-25

But they [loudly] shouted out all together, saying, “Away with this Man, and release Barabbas to us!”

Romans 4:5

But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).

James 5:6

You have condemned and have put to death the righteous man; he offers you no resistance.