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Proverbs 17:26

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26Also bto opunish the just is not good,

Nor to strike princes for equity.

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Footnotes

  1. bJob 34:17. So Ps. 94:21. ver. 26. ch. 18:5.
  2. oSee ch. 21:11.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,

nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,

surely to flog honest officials is not right.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person

or to beat a noble for his honesty.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is wrong to punish the godly for being good

or to flog leaders for being honest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good,

nor to flog nobles for uprightness.