Proverbs 17:26

How Fools Live

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A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
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It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
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He who has knowledge restrains and is careful with his words,
And a man of understanding and wisdom has a cool spirit (self-control, an even temper).

Certainly Not

Righteous Man

Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.

Proverbs 18:5

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

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”

2 Samuel 3:23-25

When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”

2 Samuel 3:39

Today I am weak, though anointed king; these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer [Joab] in accordance with his wickedness!”

2 Samuel 16:7-8

This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!

2 Samuel 19:7

So now stand up, go out and speak kindly and encouragingly to your servants; for I swear by the Lord that if you do not go out, not a man will stay with you tonight. And this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”

Job 34:18-19

“God who says to a king, ‘You are worthless and vile,’
Or to princes and nobles, ‘You are wicked and evil’?

Micah 5:1

“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops;
A state of siege has been placed against us.
They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).

John 18:22

But when He said this, one of the officers who was standing nearby struck Jesus [in the face], saying, “Is that how You answer the high priest?”