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


In Context

20 for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

21 Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious,

22 for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Further Sayings of the Wise

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

24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.

25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.