King James Version
Proverbs 17:26 in the King James Version says “Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.”
Proverbs 17:26 · KJV
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. an: or, a cool
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“Also to punish”
H6064properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“is not good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“princes”
H5081properly, voluntary, i.e., generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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