Proverbs 24:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

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Referenced Verses

Prov 18:5 : 5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Prov 28:21 : 21 To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Ps 107:43 : 43 Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
Prov 1:6 : 6 To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah 3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Eccl 8:1-5 : 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 2 I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 For the king's word [hath] power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
Hos 14:9 : 9 Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
John 7:24 : 24 Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
1 Tim 5:20-21 : 20 Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear. 21 I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and {G2962} Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
Jas 2:4-6 : 4 do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} without hypocrisy.
1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 18:5
83%
5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Prov 28:21
82%
21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Deut 16:19
78%
19Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Job 34:18-19
2 verses
77%
18[Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked;
19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
Deut 1:17
76%
17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
Lev 19:15
76%
15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Prov 24:24
76%
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
Rom 2:11
75%
11for there is no respect of persons with God.
Exod 23:2-3
2 verses
74%
2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest [justice]:
3neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.
Job 13:10
74%
10He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.
Exod 23:6
73%
6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.
Prov 17:26
73%
26Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
Deut 25:1
73%
1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
Col 3:25
73%
25For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
2 Chr 19:6-7
2 verses
73%
6and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and [he is] with you in the judgment.
7Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Jas 2:9
73%
9but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
Ps 82:2
72%
2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Job 34:23
72%
23For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.
Jas 2:4
71%
4do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
Prov 17:23
71%
23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Prov 24:22
71%
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
Prov 29:26-27
2 verses
71%
26Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment [cometh] from Jehovah.
27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Job 37:24
71%
24Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Eccl 5:8
71%
8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
Prov 24:29
71%
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Eccl 8:5
70%
5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
John 7:24
70%
24Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Deut 24:17
70%
17Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;
Exod 23:8
70%
8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Prov 24:18-19
2 verses
70%
18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
Prov 20:23
70%
23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
Prov 29:7
69%
7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it].
Eccl 3:16-17
2 verses
69%
16And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
17I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Jer 22:16
69%
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Prov 24:1
69%
1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Job 32:9
69%
9It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
Prov 25:6
69%
6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
Prov 19:1
69%
1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Luke 18:2
68%
2saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
Job 32:21
68%
21Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.
Eccl 8:14
68%
14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
Lam 3:35
68%
35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
Isa 31:2
68%
2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Prov 31:9
68%
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.