He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
WEB
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
YLT
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.
DBT
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.