Proverbs 17:26
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.
Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- to punish
- Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 18:5; Genesis 18:25
- to strike
- 2 Samuel 3:23–25, 39; 2 Samuel 16:7, 8; 2 Samuel 19:7; Job 34:18, 19; Micah 5:1; John 18:22