Proverbs 17:26

How Fools Live

²⁵ A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him. ²⁶ It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty. ²⁷ The intelligent person restrains his words,
and one who keeps a cool head
is a man of understanding.

Certainly Not

Righteous Man

Proverbs 17:15

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just—
both are detestable to the Lord.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to show partiality to the guilty
by perverting the justice due the innocent.

Genesis 18:25

You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

2 Samuel 3:23-25

When Joab and all his army arrived, Joab was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace.”

2 Samuel 3:39

As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

2 Samuel 16:7-8

Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you worthless murderer!

2 Samuel 19:7

“Now get up! Go out and encourage your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!”

Job 34:18-19

who says to a king, “Worthless man!”
and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?

Micah 5:1

Now, daughter who is under attack,
you slash yourself in grief;
a siege is set against us!
They are striking the judge of Israel
on the cheek with a rod.

John 18:22

When He had said these things, one of the temple police standing by slapped Jesus, saying, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”