Proverbs 18:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

⁵ To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

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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.

Proverbs 18:5 Tagairtí Cros

Job 34:19

Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Psalm 82:2

*How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?* Selah.

Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

Exodus 23:3

neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.

Exodus 23:6

*You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 17:26

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 28:21

To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

Isaiah 59:14

Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

Leviticus 19:15

*'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

Micah 3:9

Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Ya`akov, and rulers of the house of Yisra'el, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

Matthew 22:16

They sent their talmidim to him, along with the Herodians, saying, *Rabbi, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter who you teach, for you aren't partial to anyone.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.