Proverbs 24:23

And this thing I say to you that are wise for you to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Brenton Septuagint

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

22t A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw-teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.

24He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:15Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Deuteronomy 16:19they shall not wrest judgment, nor favour persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Psalms 82:2O God, who shall be compared to thee? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

Proverbs 1:6and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

Ecclesiastes 8:1A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

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 →

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