Proverbs 17:26 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 17:26

It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

KJV

Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

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Commentary

3 voices

Bede

Commentary on Proverbs (735)

It is not good to inflict harm on the just, etc. This can be understood of the very Prince and Judge of the ages, who willed to be struck for our salvation, and of all the rulers of the Church generally, who are either stripped …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Also to punish the just is not good,.... It is evil, and an abomination to the Lord, Pro 17:15. Evildoers indeed should be punished; but to punish the righteous also, as well as them, is far from being commendable; nor to strike princes for equity: to strike princes, judges, civil magistrates, for doing the duty of their place and office, for doing that which is just and equitable among men, is very criminal, who ought to be encouraged and supported therein.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Nor to strike princes for equity - To fall out with the ruler of the people, and to take off his head under pretense of his not being a just or equitable governor, is unjust. To kill a king on the ground of justice is a most dreadful omen to any land. Where was it ever done, that it promoted the public prosperity? No experiment of this kind has ever yet succeeded, howsoever worthless the king might be.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
גַּ֤ם	gam	also	H1571 →
עֲנ֣וֹשׁ	a.No.osh	to impose a fine	H6064 →
לַצַּדִּ֣יק	la.tza.Dik	to <the> righteous [person]	H6662 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
ט֑וֹב	Tov	[is] good	H2896 →
לְהַכּ֖וֹת	le.ha.Kot	to strike	H5221 →
נְדִיבִ֣ים	ne.di.Vim	noble [people]	H5081 →
עַל־	'al-	[is] on	H5921 →
יֹֽשֶׁר׃	Yo.sher	uprightness	H3476 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
leads to
- Exodus 23:7
  Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- Proverbs 18:5
  Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Isaiah 5:23
  who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 24:23–24
  These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Amos 6:12
  “Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
Through
Proverbs 18:5
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:15
  You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Deuteronomy 16:19
  Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Psalms 82:2
  “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah