Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, (Nor) to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!