Proverbs 24:23
These are also for the wise: [It] is not good to discern faces in judgment.
Literal Standard 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 calamity rises suddenly, || And the ruin of them both—who knows!
24Whoever is saying to the wicked, “You [are] righteous,” || Peoples execrate him—nations abhor him.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15You do not do perversity in judgment; you do not lift up the face of the poor, nor honor the face of the great; you judge your fellow in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 16:19You do not turn aside judgment; you do not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Psalms 82:2Until when do you judge perversely? And lift up the face of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 1:6For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, || Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear, and hear words of the wise, || And set your heart to my knowledge,
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who [is] as the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
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 →