Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just-- both are detestable to the LORD.

It is not good to show partiality to the guilty by perverting the justice due the innocent.

You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won't the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"

When Joab and all his army arrived, Joab was informed, "Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace."

You know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to find out about your activities and everything you're doing."

Shimei said as he cursed: "Get out, get out, you worthless murderer!

The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul in whose place you rule, and the LORD has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. Look, you are in trouble because you're a murderer!"

"Now get up! Go out and encourage your soldiers, for I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!"

who says to a king, "Worthless man!" and to nobles, "Wicked men!"?

God is not partial to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

Now daughter [who is] under attack, you slash yourself [in grief]; a siege is set against us! They are striking the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod.

When He had said these things, one of the temple police standing by slapped Jesus, saying, "Is this the way you answer the high priest?"