Proverbs 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”

Proverbs 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.”

Proverbs 18:5 — World English Bible

Proverbs 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 18:5 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Acceptance of the face of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.”

Proverbs 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.”

Proverbs 18:5 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.”

Proverbs 18:5 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 18:5 in Context — Proverbs 18

3 Cuando viene el impío, viene también el menosprecio, y con el deshonrador la afrenta.

4 Aguas profundas son las palabras de la boca del hombre; y arroyo revertiente, la fuente de la sabiduría.

5 Tener respeto á la persona del impío, para hacer caer al justo de [su] derecho, no es bueno.

6 Los labios del necio vienen con pleito; y su boca á cuestiones llama.

7 La boca del necio es quebrantamiento para sí, y sus labios son lazos para su alma.

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What Does Proverbs 18:5 Mean?

Proverbs 18:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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