Parallel Verses
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.
Darby Translation
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
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
Interlinear
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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. It is like a flowing brook and a wellspring of wisdom.
5
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:15
Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.
Proverbs 24:23
These sayings belong to the wise. It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
Proverbs 28:21
It is not good to show partiality for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.
Psalm 82:2
How long are you going to judge unjustly? How long are you going to show partiality to the wicked?
Proverbs 17:15
Justify the wicked or condemn the just. Both are abomination to Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
I charged your judges to hear the cases between your countrymen and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger with him.
1 Kings 21:9-14
The letter she wrote is as follows: Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people.
Job 13:7-8
Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?
Job 34:19
The one who is righteous and mighty does not grant special favors to princes or prefer important people to poor people because his hands made them all.
Isaiah 5:23
You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.
Micah 7:3
They diligently seek to do evil with their hands. The prince asks and the judge is ready for a bribe. The great man utters his own evil desire. They weave it together.
Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples with the Herodians to Jesus. They said: Teacher we know you are truthful. You teach the way of God in truth. And you are not partial to the influence of men.