Proverbs 17:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 17:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 17:26 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 17:26 — KJV
“Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.”
— Proverbs 17:26 (KJV)
Proverbs 17:26 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 17:26
“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:26: also, good, nor
“The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. they that...: or, governors: Heb. corners”
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“And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. their precious...: Heb. vessels of their desire”
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“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:26: also, good
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:26: also, good
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