Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to be partial to the wicked person, 1 nor to deny justice to the righteous person. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 deep waters; 1 the fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream. 1
6A fool's lips bring him conflict 1 and his mouth invites a beating. 1
Cross References
Exodus 23:3You must not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Leviticus 19:15Do not cause judgment to be false. You must not show favoritism to someone because he is poor, and you must not show favoritism to someone because he is important. Instead, judge your neighbor righteously.
Deuteronomy 16:19You must not take justice away by force; you must not show partiality nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Job 13:7Will you speak unrighteously for God, 1 and will you talk deceitfully for him? 1
Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly 1 and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah 1
Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise. 1 Partiality in judging a case at law is not 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 →