Proverbs 17:26 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.

English ASV

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

English Amplified

Also, to punish or fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Also, to punish or fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.

English EASY 2024

It is not right to punish a person who has done nothing wrong. It is wrong to beat honest people with sticks.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

It is wrong to punish an innocent person or attack leaders for doing what is right.

To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It is not right to make an innocent person pay a fine; justice is perverted when good people are punished.

English God's Word - GW 1995

To punish an innocent person is not good. To strike down noble people is not right.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person, or to beat a noble for his honesty.

English KJV 1611

Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

English LSB

It is also not good to punish the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

To punish the righteous is not good, nor to strike princes for their integrity.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

It is also not good to fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

It is wrong to fine an innocent man, but beyond reason to scourge princes.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

It isn't good to punish those who aren't guilty. It isn't good to whip officials just because they are honest.

English NIV

It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.

English NKJ 1982

Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

English NLT

It is wrong to fine the godly for being good or to punish nobles for being honest!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

To impose a fine on the innocent is not right, or to flog the noble for their integrity.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

It’s horrible to persecute a holy lover of God or to strike an honorable man for his integrity!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good; to flog noble men is wrong.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

How shortsighted to fine the godly for being good! And to punish nobles for being honest!

English Tyndale 1537

To punish the innocent, and to smite the princes that give true judgement, are both evil.

Proverbs 17:26 — Compare Translations