Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
New American Standard Bible
Nor to
King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Holman Bible
by perverting the justice due the innocent.
International Standard Version
It's not good to be partial towards an evil person, thereby depriving the righteous of justice.
A Conservative Version
To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.
American Standard Version
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Amplified
To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.
Bible in Basic English
To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.
Julia Smith Translation
To lift up the face of the unjust one is not good; to turn aside the just one in judgment.
King James 2000
It is not good to be partial to the wicked, or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.
Modern King James verseion
It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, nor to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.
NET Bible
It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.
New Heart English Bible
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
The Emphasized Bible
To prefer a lawless man, is not good, thrusting away the righteous, in judgment.
Webster
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
World English Bible
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
Youngs Literal Translation
Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Fools Live
4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook. 5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment. 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Proverbs 24:23
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Psalm 82:2
How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him.
1 Kings 21:9-14
And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;
Job 13:7-8
Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?
Job 34:19
How then to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!
Isaiah 59:14
And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
Micah 7:3
Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.
Matthew 22:16
And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person;