Proverbs 24:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:5 : 5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
  • Prov 28:21 : 21 To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Who `is' wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!
  • Prov 1:6 : 6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
  • Lev 19:15 : 15 `Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.
  • Deut 1:17 : 17 ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
  • 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.'
  • Ps 82:2-4 : 2 Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah. 3 Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous. 4 Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
  • Eccl 8:1-5 : 1 Who `is' as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 2 I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God. 3 Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth. 4 Where the word of a king `is' power `is', and who saith to him, `What dost thou?' 5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
  • Hos 14:9 : 9 Who `is' wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!
  • John 7:24 : 24 judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'
  • 1 Tim 5:20-21 : 20 Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear; 21 I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.
  • Jas 2:4-6 : 4 ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges. 5 Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him? 6 and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --
  • 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 18:5
    83%

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

  • Prov 28:21
    82%

    21To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

  • Deut 16:19
    78%

    19Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  • Job 34:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18Who hath said to a king -- `Worthless,' Unto princes -- `Wicked?'

    19That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands `are' all of them.

  • Deut 1:17
    76%

    17ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;

  • Lev 19:15
    76%

    15`Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

  • Prov 24:24
    76%

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

  • Rom 2:11
    75%

    11For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

  • Exod 23:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause `others' to turn aside;

    3and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.

  • Job 13:10
    74%

    10He doth surely reprove you, if in secret ye accept faces.

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

    6`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

  • Prov 17:26
    73%

    26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.

  • Deut 25:1
    73%

    1`When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,

  • Col 3:25
    73%

    25and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

  • 2 Chr 19:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6and saith unto the judges, `See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who `is' with you in the matter of judgment;

    7and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.'

  • Jas 2:9
    73%

    9and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;

  • Ps 82:2
    72%

    2Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

  • Job 34:23
    72%

    23For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

  • Jas 2:4
    71%

    4ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

  • Prov 17:23
    71%

    23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

  • Prov 24:22
    71%

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

  • Prov 29:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah `is' the judgment of each.

    27An abomination to the righteous `is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked `is' the upright in the way!

  • Job 37:24
    71%

    24Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.

  • Eccl 5:8
    71%

    8If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones `are' over them.

  • Prov 24:29
    71%

    29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

  • Eccl 8:5
    70%

    5Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

  • John 7:24
    70%

    24judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'

  • Deut 24:17
    70%

    17`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;

  • Exod 23:8
    70%

    8`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-`eyed', and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

    19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

  • Prov 20:23
    70%

    23An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.

  • Prov 29:7
    69%

    7The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

  • Eccl 3:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment -- there `is' the wicked; and the place of righteousness -- there `is' the wicked.

    17I said in my heart, `The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time `is' to every matter and for every work there.'

  • Jer 22:16
    69%

    16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then `it is' well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

  • Prov 24:1
    69%

    1Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

  • Job 32:9
    69%

    9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

  • Prov 25:6
    69%

    6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

  • Luke 18:2
    68%

    2saying, `A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --

  • Job 32:21
    68%

    21Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,

  • Eccl 8:14
    68%

    14There is a vanity that hath been done upon the earth, that there are righteous ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the righteous. I have said that this also `is' vanity.

  • Lam 3:35
    68%

    35To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

  • Isa 31:2
    68%

    2And He also `is' wise, and bringeth in evil, And His words He hath not turned aside, And He hath risen against a house of evil doers, And against the help of workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 31:9
    68%

    9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'