Proverbs 18:5

In 11 translations

BSB

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.Hebrew Lifting the face

KJV

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

WEB

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

ASV

To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

LSV

Favoring of the face of the wicked [is] not good, || To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

YLT

Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

DBY

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.

DRC

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

GNV

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.

JPS

It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

LXXE

It is not good to accept the person of the ungodly, nor is it holy to pervert justice in judgment.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא־ט֑וֹב לְהַטּ֥וֹת צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

LXX-Br

Θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ καλὸν, οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐκκλίνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐν κρίσει.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
• Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
• Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
• Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
• Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay…
• Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
• Deuteronomy 1:16–17At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident. Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not…
• 1 Kings 21:9–14In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and…
• Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
• Job 13:7–8Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him? Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
• Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• Isaiah 59:14So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

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