24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”

will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”

will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous;

Him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

24 A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”

will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.

24 Don’t tell the wicked that they are innocent;

people will curse you, and nations will hate you.

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,

Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

24 Whoever says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,” 

will be cursed by people and condemned by nations. 

24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent” —

people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;

24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”

will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;

24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him;

the nations will abhor him.

24 A curse will fall on those who say the guilty are not guilty.

Nations will call down curses on them.

People will speak against them.

24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”

Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;