Bible verse
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
Proverbs 17:26 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
KJV
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
ASV
Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
ERV
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
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