Proverbs 17:26
Moreover, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their equity.
Noyes Bible
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 grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bore him.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:15He that justifieth the wicked, And he that condemneth the just, Both alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Micah 5:1Yet now gather yourselves in troops, O people of troops! They lay siege against us; With a rod they smite the cheek of the judge of Israel.
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 →