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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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Matthew Henry
(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. W...
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