Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to chachamim: 1 it is not tov to show partiality in mishpat. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no avel bamishpat (perversion of justice); thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favor the person of the gadol; but in tzedek shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not pervert mishpat; thou shalt not show partiality, neither take a shochad: for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the chachamim, and twist the devarim of the tzaddikim.
Psalms 82:2Ad mosai (How long) will ye judge unjustly, 1 and show partiality to the resha'im? 1 Selah 1
Proverbs 1:6To understand a mashal (proverb), and the melitzah (enigma); 1 the divrei chachamim, and their chidot (riddles). 1
Proverbs 22:17Bow down thine ozen, and hear the devarim of chachamim, 1 and apply thine lev (mind, heart) unto my da'as. 1
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is the chacham? 1 And who knoweth the pesher (interpretation, explanation) of a thing? 1 A manʼs chochmah maketh his face bright, 1 and the rudeness 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 →