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


In Context

2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

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

6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to 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 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.