Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God or partiality or taking of bribes.”
Proverbs 24:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 These also are sayings of the wise: Partiality in judging is not good. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These also are sayings of the wise: To discriminate and show partiality, having respect of persons in judging, is not good. American Standard Version (1901) These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. Common English Bible These are also the sayings of the wise: Partiality in judgment isn’t good. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, these things are for the wise. It is not good to base judgment on knowledge of character. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment. |
Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God or partiality or taking of bribes.”
Let those who are wise pay attention to these things and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.
It is not right to be partial to the guilty or to subvert the innocent in judgment.
The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words and apply your mind to my teaching,
To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Those who are wise understand these things; those who are discerning know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
“You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.
You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’
You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.