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


In Context

2 A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.

3 The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

4 Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.

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

6 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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