Proverbs 24:23
These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.
Young's Literal Translation
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 doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!
24Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou [art] righteous,' Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15'Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Psalms 82:2Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.
Proverbs 1:6For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
Ecclesiastes 8:1Who [is] as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth 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 →