Proverbs 18:5 · KJV
“{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”
— Proverbs 18:5
The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters, {and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 18 — Context
When the wicked cometh, {then} cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters, {and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.
5{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15
Ye 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 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. {words: or, matters}
Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 24:23
These {things} also {belong} to the wise. {It is} not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Matthew 22:16
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear {the causes} between your brethren, and judge righteously between {every} man and his brother, and the stranger {that is} with him.