Proverbs 24:23-24

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These sayings also belong to the wise:^(A)

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.^(B)

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Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”^(C)—
people will curse him,^(D) and tribes will denounce him;

A. Proverbs 24:23: Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 22:17

B. Proverbs 24:23: Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 28:21

C. Proverbs 24:24: Proverbs 17:15

D. Proverbs 24:24: Proverbs 11:26