Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Revised Version 1895
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 shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons: neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Proverbs 1:6To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to 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 →