Proverbs 24:24
“He that sayth vnto the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse; nations shall abhorre him:”
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Proverbs 24:24 Context
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both? 23These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to haue respect of persons in iudgement. 24He that sayth vnto the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse; nations shall abhorre him: 25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come vpon them. 26Euery man shall kisse his lippes that giueth a right answere.
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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
- King James Version
He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous, Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;"
- New American Standard Version (1995)