who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
Proverbs 18:5 - Revised Standard Version It is not good to be partial to a wicked man, or to deprive a righteous man of justice. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, To overthrow the righteous in judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To respect the person of the wicked and be partial to him, so as to deprive the [consistently] righteous of justice, is not good. American Standard Version (1901) To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment. Common English Bible Favoring the wicked isn’t good; it denies justice to the righteous. Catholic Public Domain Version It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. |
who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; nor shall you bear witness in a suit, turning aside after a multitude, so as to pervert justice;
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good; to flog noble men is wrong.
These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.
To show partiality is not good; but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.
“You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity,
Their hands are upon what is evil, to do it diligently; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodi-ans, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.