Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise. 1 Partiality in judging a case at law is not good. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 19:15Do 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.
Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly 1 and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah 1
Proverbs 1:6to understand proverbs, sayings, 1 and words of wise people and their riddles. 1
Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise 1 and apply your heart to my knowledge, 1
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is a wise man? 2 Who knows what the events in life mean? 1 Wisdom in a man causes his face to shine, 2 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 →