who is not partial to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
Proverbs 18:5 - The Scriptures 2009 It is not good to show partiality to the wrong, Or to turn aside the righteous in right-ruling. 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 is not partial to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
How long would you judge perversely, And show partiality to the wrong? Selah.
Do not follow a crowd to do evil, nor bear witness in a strife so as to turn aside after many, to turn aside what is right.
He who declares the wrong right, And he who condemns the righteous, Both of them are an abomination to יהוה.
It is also not good to punish the righteous one, To strike noble ones for straightness.
These also are for the wise: It is not good to show partiality in right-ruling.
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man would transgress.
Lest they drink and forget what is inscribed, And pervert the right of all the afflicted.
who declare right the wrong for a bribe, and the righteousness of the righteous they turn aside from him!
And right-ruling is driven back, and righteousness stands far off. For truth has fallen in the street, and right is unable to enter.
‘Do no unrighteousness in right-ruling. Do not be partial to the poor or favour the face of the great, but rightly rule your neighbour in righteousness.
Hear this, please, you heads of the house of Ya‛aqoḇ and you rulers of the house of Yisra’ĕl, who despise right-ruling and distort all that is straight,
Both hands are on the evil, to do it well. The prince asks for gifts, the judge seeks a bribe, and the great man speaks the desire of his being. And they weave it together.
And they sent to Him their taught ones with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of Elohim in truth, and it does not concern You about anyone, for You are not partial to any man.
“Do not distort right-ruling. Do not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.