Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
In Context
4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3Neither shall you countenance a poor man in his cause.
Leviticus 19:15All of you shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbour.
Deuteronomy 16:19You shall not shift judgment; you shall not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Job 13:7Will all of you speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Psalms 82:2How long will all of you judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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 →