Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
To punish
General references
Bible References
To punish
Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 18:5 To show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor tothrust aside the righteous in judgment.
Nor to
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay 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 deal justly?”
To strike
2 Samuel 3:23
When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, they told Joab, saying, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”
2 Samuel 16:7
Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow!
2 Samuel 19:7
Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, surely not a man will pass the night with you, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”
Job 34:18 Who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
Micah 5:1 “Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;
They have laid siege against us;
With a rod they willsmite the judge of Israel on the cheek.
With a rod they will
John 18:22
When He had said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?”
General references
Job 34:18 Who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
Jeremiah 37:18
Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “In what way have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?