Proverbs 24:23
Likewise, these things are for the wise. It is not good to base judgment on knowledge of character.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
In Context
22For their perdition shall rise up suddenly. And who knows what ruin will be for each of them?
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15You shall not do what is unjust, nor shall you judge unjustly. You shall not consider the reputation of the poor, nor shall you honor the countenance of the powerful. Judge your neighbor justly.
Deuteronomy 16:19and not so as to show favoritism to either side. You shall not accept a person’s reputation, nor gifts. For gifts blind the eyes of the wise and alter the words of the just.
Psalms 82:2O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.
Proverbs 1:6He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.
Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
Ecclesiastes 8:1The wisdom of a man shines in his countenance, and even the expression of a most powerful man will change.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:22-23
Counsel to Magistrates. 21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? Note, 1. Religion and loyalty must go together. As men, it is our duty to honour our Creator, to worship and reverence him, and to be always in his fear; as members of a community, incorporated for mutual benefit, it is our duty to be faithful and dutiful to the government God has set over us, Rom. xiii. 1, 2 . Those… Read the whole commentary →