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


In Context

20 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:

22 for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?

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

24 He who says to the wicked, |You are righteous;| peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—

25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on 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 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 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.