Proverbs 24:23

King James Version 1611 (Original)

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
  • Prov 28:21 : 21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
  • Prov 1:6 : 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; 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 honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
  • Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; 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, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
  • 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
  • Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine 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 boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
  • Hos 14:9 : 9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
  • John 7:24 : 24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
  • 1 Tim 5:20-21 : 20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
  • Jas 2:4-6 : 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
  • 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here 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%

    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • Prov 28:21
    82%

    21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

  • Deut 16:19
    78%

    19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

  • Job 34:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

    19How much less to him that accepteth 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; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; 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, bring it 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 honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

  • Prov 24:24
    76%

    24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, 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 decline after many to wrest judgment:

    3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

  • Job 13:10
    74%

    10He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

    6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

  • Prov 17:26
    73%

    26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

  • Deut 25:1
    73%

    1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

  • Col 3:25
    73%

    25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

  • 2 Chr 19:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

    7Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

  • Jas 2:9
    73%

    9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

  • Ps 82:2
    72%

    2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

  • Job 34:23
    72%

    23For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

  • Jas 2:4
    71%

    4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

  • Prov 17:23
    71%

    23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

  • Prov 24:22
    71%

    22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

  • Prov 29:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

  • Job 37:24
    71%

    24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

  • Eccl 5:8
    71%

    8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be 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 feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

  • John 7:24
    70%

    24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

  • Deut 24:17
    70%

    17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

  • Exod 23:8
    70%

    8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Prov 20:23
    70%

    23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

  • Prov 29:7
    69%

    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

  • Eccl 3:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

    17I said in mine heart, God shall 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 with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

  • Prov 24:1
    69%

    1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

  • Job 32:9
    69%

    9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

  • Prov 25:6
    69%

    6Put not forth thyself 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, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

  • Job 32:21
    68%

    21Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

  • Eccl 8:14
    68%

    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be 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 evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Prov 31:9
    68%

    9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.