[It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
GNV
Proverbs 17:26
Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.
Parallel Translations
[It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:15Proverbs 18:5John 18:22Job 34:18–19Genesis 18:25Micah 5:12 Samuel 3:392 Samuel 19:72 Samuel 3:23–252 Samuel 16:7–8
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