Proverbs 24:23
It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.
Bible (Bishops')
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
Cross References
Proverbs 1:6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is wise? who hath knowledge to make an aunswere? A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine: but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour.
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 →