Proverbs 24:23
ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.
Deuteronomy 16:19Wrest not thou ye Law, nor respect any person, neither take rewarde: for the reward blindeth ye eyes of the wise, and peruerteth ye worde of ye iust.
Psalms 82:2How long wil ye iudge vniustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 1:6To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? the wisedome of a man doth make his face to shine: and the strength of his face shalbe 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 →