Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Majority Standard Bible
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 they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness 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 →