Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.
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- Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
- Proverbs 18:5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
- John 18:22 When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, “Do you answer the high priest like that?”