24Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.


In Context

21 Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

22 For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!

23 These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.

24 Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.

25 And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

26 Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.

Proverbs 24:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:24Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:24They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:24He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:24He who says to the wicked, |You are righteous;| peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:24He that said to the wicked, You are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: