Proverbs 17:15

The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

In Context

14The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with.

16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:1A false ballaunce is an abomination vnto the Lorde: but a true wayght pleaseth him.

Proverbs 18:5It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.

Proverbs 24:24He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous, hym shall the people curse, yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him:

Isaiah 55:8For thus saith ye Lord: My thoughtes are not your thoughtes, & your wayes are not my wayes.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:15

14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. Here is, 1. The danger that there is in the beginning of strife. One hot word, one peevish reflection, one angry demand, one spiteful contradiction, begets another, and that a third, and so on, till it proves like the cutting of a dam; when the water has got a little passage it does itself widen the breach, bears down all before it, and there is then no stopping it, no reducing it. 2. A good… Read the whole commentary →

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