Proverbs 17:26

How Fools Live

²⁵ A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. ²⁶ Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. ²⁷ One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.

Certainly Not

Righteous Man

Proverbs 17:15

Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 18:5

Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

2 Samuel 3:23-25

and Joab and all the host that is with him have come, and they declare to Joab, saying, 'Abner son of Ner hath come unto the king, and he sendeth him away, and he goeth in peace.'

2 Samuel 3:39

and I to-day am tender, and an anointed king: and these men, sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me; Jehovah doth recompense to the doer of the evil according to his evil.'

2 Samuel 16:7-8

And thus said Shimei in his reviling, 'Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!

2 Samuel 19:7

And now, rise, go out and speak unto the heart of thy servants, for by Jehovah I have sworn, that -- thou art not going out -- there doth not lodge a man with thee to-night; and this is worse for thee than all the evil that hath come upon thee from thy youth till now.'

Job 34:18-19

Who hath said to a king -- 'Worthless,' Unto princes -- 'Wicked?'

Micah 5:1

Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

John 18:22

And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'