Proverbs 18:5

5 Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

Proverbs 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 18:5

[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked
For a judge to have respect to a wicked man in a cause before him, and to favour him, because he is a rich man, or a relation, or he has received some kindness from him; none of these things should have any influence upon him to overthrow the righteous in judgment:
though he may be a poor man and a stranger, and to whom the judge is under no private and personal obligation; yet justice ought to be done without any respect to persons; to do otherwise is not only not good, but very bad, very sinful and criminal; it is contrary to law and justice; it is doing injury to men, and is repugnant to the will of God, and offensive to him, ( Leviticus 19:15 ) .

Proverbs 18:5 In-Context

3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.

4 Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.

5 Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

6 The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

7 The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.