Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
In Context
4The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, [and] the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Job 13:7Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 24:23These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:5
The Language of Folly. 4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. The similitudes here seem to be elegantly transposed. 1. The well-spring of wisdom is as deep waters. An intelligent knowing man has in him a good treasure of useful things, which furnishes him with something to say upon all occasions that is pertinent and profitable. This is as deep waters, which make no noise, but never run dry. 2. The words of such a man's mouth are as a flowing brook. What… Read the whole commentary →