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Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 18:5 · King James Version
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Proverbs 18:5 in other translations
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
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In context
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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