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


In Context

20 For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

21 Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

22 For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!

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

24 Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.

25 And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

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 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 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.