Proverbs 18:5

American Standard Version 2015

To respect the person of the wicked is not good,\par\tab {\i Nor} to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good;\par\tab Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Psalm 82:2

How long will ye judge unjustly,\par\tab And respect the persons of the wicked? {\i Selah

Proverbs 24:23

These also are {\i sayings} of the wise.\par\par\tab To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 17:15

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,\par\tab Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Matthew 22:16

And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Isaiah 5:23

that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!\par

Job 34:19

That respecteth not the persons of princes,\par\tab Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor;\par\tab For they all are the work of his hands.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge {\i is ready} for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Isaiah 59:14

And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

Exodus 23:2

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:

Exodus 23:6

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

Proverbs 17:26

Also to punish the righteous is not good,\par\tab {\i Nor} to smite the noble for {\i their} uprightness.

Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law,\par\tab And pervert the justice {\i due} to any that is afflicted.

Micah 3:9

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity.

Exodus 23:3

neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.