Proverbs 17:15 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 17:15 NIV (New International Version)
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the LORD detests them both.
Proverbs 17:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15 NLT (New Living Translation)
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— both are detestable to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just — both are detestable to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15 KJV (King James Version)
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, Even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15 NKJV (New King James Version)
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15 MSG (The Message)
Whitewashing bad people and throwing mud on good people are equally abhorrent to GOD.
Proverbs 17:15 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous Are both repulsive to the LORD. [Ex 23:7; Prov 24:24; Is 5:23]
Proverbs 17:15 NET (New English Translation)
The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the LORD.