He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both (are) an abomination to the Lord - (Isaiah 5:20; Isaiah 5:23.) We ought to be of one mind with God concerning both "the wicked" and "the just" respectively (2 Chronicles 19:2; 1 Kings 8:32). This verse shows that the term "justify" (Hebrew, matsdiyq (H6663)) is forensic, to pronounce just one, even though not just in himself: a key-word in the doctrinal Epistle to the Romans: the opposite of 'condemn,' or pronounce impious (mareshia`).