Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise.To show partiality in judgment is not good.
New Heart English 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
22for their calamity will rise suddenly;the destruction from them both-who knows?
24He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;"peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him-
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15"'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 16:19You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Psalms 82:2"How long will you judge unjustly,and show partiality to the wicked?"Selah.
Proverbs 1:6to understand a proverb, and parables,the words and riddles of the wise.
Proverbs 22:17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise.Apply your heart to my teaching.
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, 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 →