Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, to wrest [the cause of the] righteous in judgment.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
In Context
6The lips of the fool come with contention, and his mouth calleth for blows.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, and thou shalt not take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Job 13:7Will ye speak wrong things for God? and will ye speak for him deceitfully?
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and treat with favor the face of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 24:23These things also are for the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
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 →