To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
King James Version (KJV) - Proverbs 17:26 >Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Proverbs 17:26 >It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.