Proverbs 18:5
שְׂאֵת פְּנֵי ־ רָשָׁע לֹא ־ טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
In Context
4מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי ־ אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חָכְמָֽה ׃
6שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא ׃
Cross References
Exodus 23:3וְדָל לֹא תֶהְדַּר בְּרִיבֽוֹ ׃ ס
Leviticus 19:15לֹא ־ תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט לֹא ־ תִשָּׂא פְנֵי ־ דָל וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ ׃
Deuteronomy 16:19לֹא ־ תַטֶּה מִשְׁפָּט לֹא תַכִּיר פָּנִים וְלֹא ־ תִקַּח שֹׁחַד כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר עֵינֵי חֲכָמִים וִֽיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִֽם ׃
Job 13:7הַלְאֵל תְּדַבְּרוּ עַוְלָה וְל/וֹ תְּֽדַבְּרוּ רְמִיָּֽה ׃
Psalms 82:2עַד ־ מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ ־ עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ ־ סֶֽלָה ׃
Proverbs 24:23גַּם ־ אֵלֶּה לַֽחֲכָמִים הַֽכֵּר ־ פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל ־ טֽוֹב ׃
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 →