Proverbs 17:15 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁵ He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

⁷ From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away,––and, the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless man.

¹³ Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

¹⁶ These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul:––

¹ A deceptive balance, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, a full weight, is his delight.

⁸ The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.

⁵ To prefer a lawless man, is not good, thrusting away the righteous, in judgment.

²³ These things also, concern the wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good. ²⁴ He that saith to the lawless man, Righteous, thou art, peoples shall denounce him, populations shall curse him;

²³ Who justify the lawless, for a bribe,––Whereas, the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.

⁸ For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways,––Declareth Yahweh. ⁹ For, higher, are the heavens than the earth,––So, higher, are, My ways, than, your ways, and, My thoughts, than, your thoughts.

²⁷ Her rulers within her, have been like wolves, rending prey,––In shedding blood, In destroying lives, For the sake of getting dishonest gain. ²⁸ And, her prophets, have coated it for them with whitewash, Seeing visions of falsehood, And divining for them lies,––Saying, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, when, Yahweh, hath not spoken. ²⁹ The people of the land, have exacted oppression, and seized plunder,––Even, the afflicted and the needy, have they maltreated, And, the sojourner, have they oppressed, without justice.

⁷ Ye who turn, into, wormwood, justice, and, righteousness––to the ground have let fall.

¹² For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins,––ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!

¹² Shall horses run upon crag? or will a man plough [there] with oxen? For ye have turned to poison the sentence of justice, and the fruit of righteousness, to wormwood:

¹⁸ But they cried aloud, with the whole throng, saying––Away with this man! and release unto us Barabbas:–– ¹⁹ who indeed, because of a certain revolt which had occurred in the city, and of murder, had been thrown into prison. ²⁰ Again, however, Pilate, called out unto them, wishing to release Jesus. ²¹ But, they, called out in return, saying––Crucify! crucify him! ²² But, he, the third time, said unto them––Why! what base thing hath this man done? Nothing worthy of death, found I in him. Chastising him, then, I will release him! ²³ But they became urgent with loud voices, claiming to have him crucified; and their voices began to prevail. ²⁴ And, Pilate, consented, that their request should be granted; ²⁵ and released him who, for revolt and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they claimed,––whereas, Jesus, delivered he up unto their will.

⁵ Whereas, unto him that worketh not but believeth on him that declareth righteous the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.

⁶ Ye sentenced––ye murdered the Righteous one! Is he not arraying himself against you?