Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- רָשַׁעrâshaʻto be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
- צָדַקtsâdaqto be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatr
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- רָשָׁעrâshâʻmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- שְׁנַיִםshᵉnayimtwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Exo 23:7, Isa 5:23, Pro 18:5, Pro 24:23–24, Amo 6:12, Pro 15:8, Isa 55:8–9, Amo 5:12