Bible verse
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 18:5 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 18.
1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
9 Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
KJV
[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.
ERV
To accept the person of the wicked is not good, nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
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