A chapter by chapter verse by verse study of the book of Proverbs.
We are continuing our verse by verse study of the book of Proverbs. We are in the second section of the book, The Wise Sayings of Solomon. Or what I call our Single Sentence Sermons from Solomon. In chapter 17 we have been looking at peacemakers and troublemakers. This evening, We arive at verse 15 of chapter 17.

Here is another one for your list of things that are an abomination to God.  To call good evil, and evil good, is an abomination to the Lord.  This is the same kind of interference of God’s moral order that we previously looked at in Proverbs 17:13. “Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.” Justice requires the opposite outcome – that the wicked are condemned and that the just are vindicated.
This reminds me of Pilate, he justified Barabbas and condemned Jesus, all the while knowing that what he was doing was unjust.
It seems like justifying the wicked is what the world is trying to do today.  Justifying itself.  The things that are evil and that are against the LORD and His word, the world is trying to say,  "It's good."  Hand joining unto hand, as we read in the last proverb.  “We all agree; we all want to do this.”  If the Lord says it is an abomination, you don’t want to go with the crowd. 
Our society is in a downward spiral in its morality. We live at a time when men call right, wrong and wrong, right. At a time when evil is called good and good is called evil. Jesus spoke of these times in Matthew, chapter 24. The apostle Paul wrote of these times in II Timothy, chapter 3. (I would encourage you to read these chapters.) We have seen that man has done to solve his problems and it has only gotten worse.
So what can we do?
The answer for every individual, and for us as a people, is to return to God! To draw close to God. I believe that He is calling out to us in His mercy, pleading with us to take heed of the times in which we are living, to take our eyes off of the temporary and focus on the eternal. Remembering that God is aware of these things and there will be a price to pay. The exact center of the Bible is Psalm 118:8. says, “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.” 2nd Chronicles 7 tells us exactally what we ought to do. “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”