Cross references

Proverbs 17:26

It is surely not good to punish the innocent

or to flog a noble for his honesty.

Proverbs 17:26 BSB

Proverbs 17:26 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 17:15 (8 votes) and Proverbs 18:5 (7 votes). 3 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 18 to John 18.

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Which verses does Proverbs 17:26 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

  2. Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

  3. John 18:225 votes

    When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

  4. who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’ who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.

  5. Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

  6. And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

  7. Micah 5:13 votes

    Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

  8. When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.” So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away! …

  9. And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed! The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”

  10. Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!”

Which verses point to Proverbs 17:26?

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