Proverbs 17:26
It is not right to punish a righteous man, nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
In Context
25A foolish son is a cause of anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
27He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
Cross References
Genesis 18:25By no means shall you do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. You that judge the whole earth, shall you not do right?
2 Samuel 3:39And that I am this day a mere kinsman of his, and as it were + 3:39 Gr. appointed by a king. a subject; but these men the sons of Saruia are too hard for me: the Lord reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.
2 Samuel 19:7And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless you will go forth today, there shall not a man remain with you this night: and know for yourself, this thing will indeed be evil to you beyond all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.
Proverbs 17:15He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Micah 5:1Now shall the daughter of Sion be completely hedged in: he has laid siege against us: they shall strike the tribes of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:26
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Observe, 1. Wicked children are an affliction to both their parents. They are an occasion of anger to the father (so the word signifies), because they contemn his authority, but of sorrow and bitterness to the mother, because they abuse her tenderness. The parents, being joint-sufferers, should therefore bring mutual comfort to bear them up under it, and strive to make it as easy as they can, the mother to mollify the father's anger,… Read the whole commentary →