Proverbs 18:5 - The Message5 It’s not right to go easy on the guilty, or come down hard on the innocent. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, To overthrow the righteous in judgment. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 To respect the person of the wicked and be partial to him, so as to deprive the [consistently] righteous of justice, is not good. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment. See the chapterCommon English Bible5 Favoring the wicked isn’t good; it denies justice to the righteous. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version5 It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment. See the chapter |