Proverbs 18:5
3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- 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.
- DARBY
- It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
- BLB
- To lift up the face to a wicked one [is] not good—to overthrow a righteous one in the judgment.
- ÅB
- Det er ille å gi den skyldige medhold, å bøye retten for den rettferdige.
- OTB
- Det er ikke godt å vise favorisering til de onde eller å nekte rettferdighet for de rettferdige.
- B1930
- Det er ille å gi den skyldige medhold, å bøie retten for den rettferdige.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:15
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:19
Do 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.
Read in contextProverbs 28:21
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Read in contextPsalms 82:2
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Read in contextProverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:23
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
Read in contextMatthew 22:16
They 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 no attention to external appearance.
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