Proverbs 18:5

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

King James Version
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Other Translations for Proverbs 18:5

BSB
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
AKJV
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
CPDV
It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
ERV
To accept the person of the wicked is not good, nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
NHEB
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
SMT
To lift up the face of the unjust one is not good; to turn aside the just one in judgment.

Commentary for Proverbs 18:5

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 18:5
Summary
Showing partiality to wicked perverts judgment
Event
Warning against judicial bias
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
Law