15He that justifies the wicked, and he that comdemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.


In Context

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

15 He that justifies the wicked, and he that comdemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart to it?

17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the Lord detests them both.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:15Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.