23These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.


In Context

20 For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

21 My son, fear the Lord and the king: and have nothing to do with detracters.

22 For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?

23 These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.

24 They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.

25 They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.

Proverbs 24:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:23These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:23These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:23These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:23These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.