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Proverbs 18:5
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KJ21
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
ASV
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
AMP
To show respect to the wicked person is not good, Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.
AMPC
To respect the person of the wicked and be partial to him, so as to deprive the [consistently] righteous of justice, is not good.
BRG
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
CSB
It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice.
CSBA
It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice.
CEB
Favoring the wicked isn’t good; it denies justice to the righteous.
CJB
It is not good to be partial to the guilty and thus deprive the innocent of justice.
CEV
It's wrong to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from getting justice.
DARBY
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
DRA
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
ERV
You must be fair in judging others. It is wrong to favor the guilty and rob the innocent of justice.
EASY
Do not refuse to punish wicked people. That would not be good. Also, do not punish anyone who has not done anything wrong.
EHV
It is not good to show favoritism to a wicked person in order to deprive a righteous person of justice.
ESV
It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.
ESVUK
It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.
EXB
It is not good to ·honor [or show favor to] the wicked or to be unfair to the innocent.
GNV
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause the righteous to fall in judgment.
GW
It is not good to be partial toward a wicked person, thereby depriving an innocent person of justice.
GNT
It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.
HCSB
It is not good to show partiality to the guilty by perverting the justice due the innocent.
ICB
It is not good to honor the wicked. Nor is it good to be unfair to the innocent.
ISV
It’s not good to be partial towards an evil person, thereby depriving the righteous of justice.
JUB
¶ To respect the person of the wicked so that the righteous loses that which is rightfully his is not good.
KJV
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
AKJV
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
LSB
To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.
LEB
Being partial to faces of evil is not good, nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.
TLB
It is wrong for a judge to favor the wicked and condemn the innocent.
MSG
It’s not right to go easy on the guilty, or come down hard on the innocent.
MEV
It is not good to favor the wicked, or to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
NOG
It is not good to be partial toward a wicked person, thereby depriving an innocent person of justice.
NABRE
It is not good to favor the guilty, nor to reject the claim of the just.
NASB
To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to suppress the righteous in judgment.
NASB1995
To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.
NCB
It is not right to show partiality to the guilty or to deprive the innocent of a just judgment.
NCV
It is not good to honor the wicked or to be unfair to the innocent.
NET
It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.
NIRV
It isn’t good to favor those who do wrong. That would keep justice from those who aren’t guilty.
NIV
It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
NIVUK
It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
NKJV
It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
NLV
It is not good to favor the sinful, or to keep what is fair from one who is right with God.
NLT
It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent.
NRSVA
It is not right to be partial to the guilty, or to subvert the innocent in judgement.
NRSVACE
It is not right to be partial to the guilty, or to subvert the innocent in judgement.
NRSVCE
It is not right to be partial to the guilty, or to subvert the innocent in judgment.
NRSVUE
It is not right to be partial to the guilty or to subvert the innocent in judgment.
OJB
It is not tov to show partiality to the rashah, to subvert the tzaddik in mishpat.
RGT
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked; to cause the righteous to fall in judgment.
RSV
It is not good to be partial to a wicked man, or to deprive a righteous man of justice.
RSVCE
It is not good to be partial to a wicked man, or to deprive a righteous man of justice.
TLV
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
VOICE
It is wrong for a judge to show partiality to the guilty or to rob the innocent of justice.
WEB
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
WYC
It is not good to take the person of a wicked man in doom, that thou bow away from the truth of doom. (It is not good to favour a wicked person, so that thou turn away from the truth in judgement.)
YLT
Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
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