Perverting justice in either direction — declaring the guilty innocent or the innocent guilty — is an abomination to the LORD, the strongest language of divine revulsion used in Proverbs. This verse speaks to the courts of the ancient world, but it applies universally: God is a God of perfect justice, and He is offended by any distortion of it, whether motivated by bribery, favouritism, or hatred.
Memory phrase: God loves true justice.
Talk about it: Why does God hate it when justice is twisted?
Prayer: God, help me love what is true and right.