5Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.


In Context

2 A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.

3 With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.

4 Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.

5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare 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 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 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 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.