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. More versionsKing 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. |