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Proverbs 17:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.

Proverbs 17:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 17:26

Theological / Devotional

To punish. Heb. 'anash, literally, “to fine.”

To strike. Heb, nakah, here probably, “to beat.”

Princes. Heb. nedibim, referring perhaps rather to the nobility of individuals than to their position in the kingdom, though "for equity" implies that they were beaten because they refused to pervert justice in their work as judges.

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