Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עָנַשׁʻânashproperly, to urge; by implication, to inflict apenalty, specifically, to fine
- נָדִיבnâdîybproperly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a ty
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 17:15, Pro 18:5, Jhn 18:22, Job 34:18–19, 2Sa 3:39, Mic 5:1, Gen 18:25, 2Sa 3:23–25