Proverbs 18:5

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It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

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  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
  • Prov 24:23 : 23 These also belong to the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good.
  • Prov 28:21 : 21 To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.
  • Ps 82:2 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
  • 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.' 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.'
  • Job 13:7-8 : 7 Will you speak unjustly on God's behalf and speak deceitfully for Him? 8 Will you show Him partiality or argue the case for God?
  • Job 34:19 : 19 God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
  • Deut 1:16-17 : 16 At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.' 17 Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!
  • Isa 59:14 : 14 Justice is driven back, and righteousness stands far off, for truth has stumbled in the streets, and honesty cannot enter.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
  • Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:23-24
    2 verses
    83%

    23These also belong to the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good.

    24Whoever says to the wicked, 'You are righteous,' the peoples will curse him, and the nations will denounce him.

  • Prov 28:21
    79%

    21To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

  • Deut 16:19
    78%

    19Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 17:26
    78%

    26It is not good to punish the righteous or to strike nobles for their integrity.

  • Lev 19:15
    76%

    15Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Prov 17:23
    75%

    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Exod 23:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

    8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

    2Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.

    3Do not show partiality to a poor person in his lawsuit.

  • Lam 3:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,

    36to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

  • Job 13:10
    73%

    10He will surely rebuke you if you secretly show partiality.

  • Job 34:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18Is it right to say to a king, 'You are worthless,' or to nobles, 'You are wicked'?

    19God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 17:15
    73%

    15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Ps 1:5
    73%

    5Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

  • Ps 82:2
    73%

    2How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.

  • Isa 5:23
    73%

    23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 3:31
    72%

    31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 25:26
    72%

    26Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

  • Deut 25:1
    72%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Prov 12:2
    72%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Deut 1:17
    72%

    17Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.

  • Gen 18:25
    71%

    25'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'

  • Prov 12:26
    71%

    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Job 36:6
    71%

    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Job 32:21
    71%

    21I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I flatter any person.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

  • Ps 28:3
    71%

    3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.

  • Ps 101:4
    71%

    4A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not associate with evil.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Prov 4:14
    71%

    14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

  • Prov 10:32
    71%

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Hab 1:4
    71%

    4Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.

  • Ps 140:11
    71%

    11May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.

  • Col 3:25
    71%

    25But the one who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no favoritism.