Proverbs 17:26 KJV
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Proverbs 17:26, King James Version
In context
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.