Proverbs 18:5
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, 2 nor to deprive the innocent of mishpat ·justice·. 1
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In The King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
In Context
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. 2 The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook. 1
6A fool’s lips come into strife, 2 and his mouth invites beatings. 1
Cross References
Exodus 23:3You shall not favor a poor man in his cause.
Leviticus 19:15+ 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.586): T. Not to do injustice in a judgment / R. A judge must not pervert justice “‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. + 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.587): Not to take pity on a poor man when judging You shall not be partial to the poor, + 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.588): Not to show favoritism toward an important or wealthy man when judging nor show favoritism to the great; + 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.589): T. To impart equal justice by not favoring one party over the other in disputes / R. To judge righteously but you shall judge your neighbor uprightly.
Deuteronomy 16:19You shall not pervert mishpat ·justice·. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the upright.
Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly, 2 and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·. 1
Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise. 1 To show partiality in judgment is not + 24:23. Quoted in James 2:1 good. 1
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 →