Proverbs 17:15
Strong's Lexicon
Acquitting
מַצְדִּ֣יק (maṣ·dîq)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6663: 1) to be just, be righteous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to have a just cause, be in the right 1a2) to be justified 1a3) to be just (of God) 1a4) to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character) 1b) (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified 1c) (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to do or bring justice (in administering law) 1d2) to declare righteous, justify 1d3) to justify, vindicate the cause of, save 1d4) to make righteous, turn to righteousness 1e) (Hithpael) to justify oneself

the guilty
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

and condemning
וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ (ū·mar·šî·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7561: 1) to be wicked, act wickedly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be wicked, act wickedly 1a2) to be guilty, be condemned 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to condemn as guilty (in civil relations) 1b2) to condemn as guilty (in ethical or religious relations) 1b3) to act wickedly (in ethics and religion)

the righteous—
צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

both
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ (šə·nê·hem)
Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

are detestable
תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת (tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8441: 1) a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable 1a) in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages) 1b) in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)

יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3069: 1) Jehovah-used primarily in the combination 'Lord Jehovah' 1a) equal to H03068 but pointed with the vowels of H0430

to the LORD.
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just — both are detestable to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

King James Bible
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests them both.

New Living Translation
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent--both are detestable to the LORD.

English Standard Version
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

King James Bible
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just-- both are detestable to the LORD.

International Standard Version
Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous are both detestable to the LORD.

NET Bible
The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent--both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

American Standard Version
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

English Revised Version
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.
















Cross References
Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Psalm 94:21
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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

Proverbs 31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Lamentations 3:35
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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