Proverbs 24:23
These things also, concern the wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, suddenly, shall arise their calamity; and, the misfortune of their years, who knoweth?
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great,—In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces,—nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]
Proverbs 1:6By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is really a wise man, and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of a man, lighteth up his countenance, but, by defiance of countenance, one is disfigured.
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 →