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Proverbs 18:5
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
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Proverbs 18:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent.
The Message Bible (MSG)
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It's not right to go easy on the guilty, or come down hard on the innocent.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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It is not good to be partial toward a wicked person, thereby depriving an innocent person of justice.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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It is not good to show partiality to the guilty by perverting the justice due the innocent.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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It isn't good to favor those who do wrong. And it isn't good to hold back what is fair from those who aren't guilty.
Proverbs 18:5 Meaning and Commentary
Proverbs 18:5
[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked
For a judge to have respect to a wicked man in a cause before him, and to favour him, because he is a rich man, or a relation, or he has received some kindness from him; none of these things should have any influence upon him to overthrow the righteous in judgment:
though he may be a poor man and a stranger, and to whom the judge is under no private and personal obligation; yet justice ought to be done without any respect to persons; to do otherwise is not only not good, but very bad, very sinful and criminal; it is contrary to law and justice; it is doing injury to men, and is repugnant to the will of God, and offensive to him, ( Leviticus 19:15 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Proverbs 18:5 In-Context
3
When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
4
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
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The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
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The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
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