Pro 28:17 | TNotes | STEP | 28:17 tormented conscience: See 1 Sam 25:31 ; Rom 2:15 ; 13:5 ; cp. Heb 10:22 . • Don’t protect him! Murder is such a serious offense that a fine could not replace the death penalty (see Num 35:32 ).

b1 Sam 25:31►

cRom 2:15►

eHeb 10:22►

fNum 35:32►

‏ Proverbs 28:17

28:17 ^a tormented conscience: See 1 Sam 25:31 ^b; Rom 2:15 ^c; 13:5 ^d; cp. Heb 10:22 ^e.

• Don’t protect him! Murder is such a serious offense that a fine could not replace the death penalty (see Num 35:32 ^f).