Proverbs 18:5

American Standard Version (1901)

To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
  • Prov 24:23 : 23 These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
  • Prov 28:21 : 21 To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
  • Ps 82:2 : 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? {{Selah
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
  • 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
  • Job 13:7-8 : 7 Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?
  • Job 34:19 : 19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
  • Deut 1:16-17 : 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  • Isa 59:14 : 14 And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
  • Matt 22:16 : 16 And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 24:23-24
    2 verses
    83%

    23These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

    24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

  • Prov 28:21
    79%

    21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

  • Deut 16:19
    78%

    19Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 17:26
    78%

    26Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.

  • Lev 19:15
    76%

    15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

  • Prov 17:23
    75%

    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 29:27
    75%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Exod 23:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.

    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

    8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

    2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest [justice] :

    3neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

  • Lam 3:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,

    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

  • Job 13:10
    73%

    10He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.

  • Job 34:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18[Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked;

    19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 17:15
    73%

    15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

  • Ps 1:5
    73%

    5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  • Ps 82:2
    73%

    2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? {{Selah

  • Isa 5:23
    73%

    23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

  • Prov 3:31
    72%

    31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 25:26
    72%

    26[ As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Deut 25:1
    72%

    1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

  • Prov 12:2
    72%

    2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it] .

  • Deut 1:17
    72%

    17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

  • Gen 18:25
    71%

    25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  • Prov 12:26
    71%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Job 36:6
    71%

    6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.

  • Job 32:21
    71%

    21Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 28:3
    71%

    3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • Ps 101:4
    71%

    4A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  • Prov 4:14
    71%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

  • Prov 10:32
    71%

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Hab 1:4
    71%

    4Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.

  • Ps 140:11
    71%

    11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Col 3:25
    71%

    25For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.