Proverbs - Warning

Proverbs 17:15

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

There are two things we are being warned about here.  The first is that the Lord hates when the wicked are justified.  This is when actions or motives that are evil according to the Lord are justified by human reason or thought.  The Lord hates this.  It is an abomination.  Whether it is a psychologist’s assessment or a friend’s hearty agreement, if anyone is justifying what God calls wicked, it is an abomination.  If it is a documentary on television or a scientific study, if they justify sin, God hates this.  If we, ourselves, justify what we have done when, in fact, the Lord says it is wicked, it is an abomination.  We must be cautious when giving reasons that we do not justify wickedness nor believe those who do.

Secondly, the Lord hates it when the just are condemned.  It is an abomination to declare a righteous deed as wrong when the Lord declares it to be righteous.  How often those who are doing His will are condemned and judged evil by this modern day standards!  How often those who are seeking to please the Lord are labeled and declared extreme and misfits of society!  If we are judged as such, we should remember that the Lord considers this an abomination and so were the prophets before us judged.

The Lord is our judge and when He says something is evil, it is evil.  When the Lord says something is right, it is right.  Let us never justify the wicked or condemn the just.