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Proverbs 24:23
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Proverbs 24:23
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Further Sayings of the Wise
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These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
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Proverbs 24:23 in Other Translations
KJV
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These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
ESV
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These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.
NLT
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Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.
MSG
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It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice.
CSB
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These [sayings] also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
Proverbs 24:23 In-Context
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Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
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for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
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These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
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Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
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But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
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Proverbs 1:6
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Exodus 18:16
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Leviticus 19:15
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Psalms 72:2
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Proverbs 28:21
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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Jeremiah 22:16
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