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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Whoever approves of wicked people and whoever condemns righteous people is disgusting to the LORD. King James Bible
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Abomination Acquitting Alike Condemneth Condemning Condemns Decision Detests Disgusting Equally Evil-Doer Gives Guilty Innocent Justifies Justifieth Justifying Righteous Upright Wicked Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 15 This shows what an offence it is to God, 1. When those that are entrusted with the administration of public justice, judges, juries, witnesses, prosecutors, counsel, do either acquit the guilty or condemn those that are not guilty, or in the least contribute to either; this defeats the end of government, which is to protect the good and punish the bad, Rom. 13:3, 4. It is equally provoking to God to justify the wicked, though it be in pity and in favorem vitae-to safe life, as to condemn the just. 2. When any private persons plead for sin and sinners, palliate and excuse wickedness, or argue against virtue and piety, and so pervert the right ways of the Lord and confound the eternal distinctions between good and evil. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: abomination Acquitting alike an and are both condemning condemns detests guilty He innocent justifies LORD of righteous the them to who wicked Bible Browser | 
