OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 26

Proverbs 17:26

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Also to punish the righteous is not good,

nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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Proverbs 17:23–28

23

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,

to pervert the ways of justice.

24

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,

but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

25

A foolish son brings grief to his father,

and bitterness to her who bore him.

26
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Also to punish the righteous is not good,

nor to flog officials for their integrity.

27

He who spares his words has knowledge.

He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

28

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.

When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

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