Proverbs 18:5

How Fools Live

⁴ Deep waters, are the words of a man's mouth, - a bubbling brook, the well-spring of wisdom. ⁵ To prefer a lawless man, is not good, thrusting away the righteous, in judgment. ⁶ the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.

Righteous Man

Show Partiality

Turn Aside

Be Partial

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great, - In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Proverbs 24:23

These things also, concern he wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good.

Proverbs 28:21

To take note of faces in judgment , is not good, and, for a bit of bread, a man will transgress.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces, - nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men.

Proverbs 17:15

He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

Deuteronomy 1:16-17

And I charged your judges, at that time, saying, - Ye are to hear between your brethren and shall judge righteously, between each magi and his brother and his sojourner.

1 Kings 21:9-14

Now she wrote in the letters, saying, - Proclaim ye a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people;

Job 13:7-8

Is it, for God, ye would speak perversely? And, for him, would ye speak deceit:

Job 34:19

For he hath shewn no respect of persons unto princes, neither hath he recognised the rich rather than the poor? For, the work of his hands, are they all.

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify the lawless, for a bribe, - Whereas the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.

Isaiah 59:14

So then there hath been a driving back of justice, And righteousness, afar off, standeth, - For truth, hath stumbled in the broad-way, And, right, cannot enter;

Micah 7:3

Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand - and the judge - for a recompense, - and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!

Matthew 22:16

And they sent forth to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher! we know that, true, thou art, and, the way of God, in truth, dost teach, and it concerneth thee not about anyone, - for thou lookest not unto the face of men: