Proverbs 17:26 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁶Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

Proverbs 17:26 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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?
Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Micah 5:1
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Topics

Adjudication at Law Citizens Compromise Court Equity (fairness)Government Injustice Integrity

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 26)

In differences that happen between magistrates and subjects, and such differences often arise, 1. Let magistrates see to it that they never punish the just, that they be in no case a terror to good works, for that is to abuse their power and betray that great trust which is reposed in them. It is not good, that is, it is a very evil thing, and will end ill, whatever end they may aim at in it. When…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 26)

26. Also--that is, Equally to be avoided are other sins: punishing good subjects, or resisting good rulers.