Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you.’
Job 32:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, Neither let me give flattering titles unto man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will not [I warn you] be influenced by respect for any man's person and show partiality, neither will I flatter any man. American Standard Version (1901) Let me not, I pray you, respect any man’s person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. Common English Bible I won’t be partial to anyone, won’t flatter a person; Catholic Public Domain Version I will not esteem the reputation of a man, and I will not equate God with man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will not accept the person of man: and I will not level God with man. |
Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you.’
Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, knowing everything on earth.’
I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.
My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
God is not partial to princes and does not favour the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.
These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgement.
One who rebukes a person will later find more favour than one who flatters with his tongue.
‘Do not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbour fairly.
‘So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping my ways but are showing partiality in your instruction.’
So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don’t care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality. ,
Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgement belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.