Proverbs 24:23

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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)

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  • Prov 18:5
    83%

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

  • Prov 28:21
    82%

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

  • Deut 16:19
    78%

    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.

  • Job 34:18-19
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    77%

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

    19 [How 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%

    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.

  • Lev 19:15
    76%

    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.

  • Prov 24:24
    76%

    24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

  • Rom 2:11
    75%

    11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

  • Exod 23:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]:

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

  • Job 13:10
    74%

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

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 17:26
    73%

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

  • Deut 25:1
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    1 ¶ If 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%

    25 But 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%

    6 And 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.

    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.

  • Jas 2:9
    73%

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

  • Ps 82:2
    72%

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

  • Job 34:23
    72%

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

  • Jas 2:4
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:23
    71%

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

  • Prov 24:22
    71%

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

  • Prov 29:26-27
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    26 ¶ Many seek the ruler's favour; but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the LORD.

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

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

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8 If 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%

    29 Say 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
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    5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

  • John 7:24
    70%

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

  • Deut 24:17
    70%

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

  • Exod 23:8
    70%

    8 And 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%

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

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

  • Prov 20:23
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    23 ¶ Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.

  • Prov 29:7
    69%

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

  • Eccl 3:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

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

    17 I 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%

    16 He 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%

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

  • Job 32:9
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    9 Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

  • Prov 25:6
    69%

    6 ¶ Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1 ¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Luke 18:2
    68%

    2 Saying, ‹There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:›

  • Job 32:21
    68%

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

  • Eccl 8:14
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    14 ¶ There 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%

    35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,

  • Isa 31:2
    68%

    2 Yet 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%

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