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Friday, May 10th, 2024
the Sixth Week after Easter
the Sixth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 17:26; Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 21:15; Proverbs 24:11-12; Proverbs 24:23-25; Proverbs 28:5; Proverbs 29:26
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Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the LORD detests them both.
Proverbs 17:15
- Variant Count: 2 (15%)
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.
It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
Proverbs 17:26
- Variant Count: 10 (52%)
If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.
It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 18:5
- Variant Count: 3 (16%)
It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
Proverbs 24:11
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done?
Proverbs 24:12
- Variant Count: 6 (15%)
If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
Proverbs 24:23
- Variant Count: 4 (18%)
class="proverbs-major">Further Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.
Proverbs 24:24
- Variant Count: 8 (44%)
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
Proverbs 24:25
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
Proverbs 28:5
- Variant Count: 5 (29%)
Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that man gets justice.
Proverbs 29:26
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
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