5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.


In Context

2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

3 When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

4 The 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.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:5It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:5To accept the person of the wicked is not good, nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.