Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

The appetite of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Keep your distance from a false charge – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.