Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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- Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
- Proverbs 18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
- John 18:22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?