Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
More from Proverbs 17
Verse 1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Verse 2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Verse 3
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Verse 4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Verse 5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.