Verse Comparison: Proverbs 17:26
American Standard Version
Also to punish the righteous is not good, `Nor' to smite the noble for `their' uprightness.
Amplified® Bible
Also, to punish {or} fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
Contemporary English Version
It isn't fair to punish the innocent and those who do right.
Darby English Version
To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.
Good News Bible
It is not right to make an innocent person pay a fine; justice is perverted when good people are punished.
King James Version
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
New American Standard Bible
It is also not good to fine the righteous, {Nor} to strike the noble for {their} uprightness.
New International Version
It is not good to punish an innocent man,
or to flog officials for their integrity.
New King James Version
Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
It also does no good to fine the righteous,Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Revised Standard Version
To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good; to flog noble men is wrong.
Young's Literal Translation
Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.
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