Proverbs 18:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ \{You must be fair in judging people.\} If you let guilty people go free then you are not being fair to good people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, To overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ 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)

⁵ To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Common English Bible

⁵ Favoring the wicked isn’t good; it denies justice to the righteous.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ 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

⁵ It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

Proverbs 18:5 Tagairtí Cros

Job 34:19

God does not love leaders\par more than other people.\par And God does not love rich people\par more that poor people.\par Why? Because God made every person.\par

Psalm 82:2

God says,\par “How long will you judge people unfairly?\par How long will you let wicked people go free without punishment?”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [473]})\i0 \par

Exodus 23:2

“Don’t do something just because everyone else is doing it. If a group of people are doing wrong, don’t join them. You must not let those people persuade you to do wrong things—you must do what is right and fair.

Exodus 23:3

“If a poor man is being judged, sometimes people will support him because they feel sorry for him. You must not do that. {Support him only if he is right.}

Exodus 23:6

“You must not let people be unfair to a poor man. He must be judged the same as any other person.

Proverbs 17:15

The Lord hates these two things—punishing someone that has done nothing wrong, and forgiving someone that is guilty.

Proverbs 17:26

It is wrong to punish a person who has done nothing wrong. It is wrong to punish leaders when they are honest.

Proverbs 24:23

These are the words of wise men:

Proverbs 28:21

A judge must be fair. He must not support a person simply because of who that person is. But some judges will change their decisions for only the smallest payment.

Proverbs 31:5

They may drink too much and forget what the law says. Then they might take away all the rights of poor people.

Isaiah 5:23

And if you pay those people money, they will forgive a criminal. But they don’t allow good people to be judged fairly.

Isaiah 59:14

Justice has turned away from us.\par Fairness stands far away.\par Truth has fallen in the streets.\par Goodness is not allowed to enter the city.\par

Leviticus 19:15

“You must be fair in judgment. You must not show special favor to poor people. And you must not show special favor to important people. You must be fair when you judge your neighbor.

Micah 3:9

Leaders of Jacob and rulers of Israel,\par listen to me!\par You hate the right way of living!\par If something is straight,\par then you make it crooked!\par

Micah 7:3

People are good at doing bad things\par with both hands.\par Officials ask for bribes.\par Judges take money\par to change their decisions in court.\par “Important leaders” \{don’t make\par good and fair decisions\}.\par They do whatever they want to do.\par

Matthew 22:16

The Pharisees sent some men to Jesus \{to trick him\}. They sent some of their own followers and some men from the group called Herodians. {\cf2\super [306]} These men said, “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man. We know that you teach the truth about God’s way. You are not afraid of what other people think about you. All men are the same to you.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.