Proverbs 18:5

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It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
  • Prov 24:23 : 23 Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:
  • Prov 28:21 : 21 To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.
  • Ps 82:2 : 2 He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah)
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.
  • 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 This is what she wrote:“Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people. 10 Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify,‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. 12 They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people. 13 The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying,“Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death. 14 Then they reported to Jezebel,“Naboth has been stoned to death.”
  • Job 13:7-8 : 7 Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him? 8 Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?
  • Job 34:19 : 19 who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
  • Deut 1:16-17 : 16 I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one person and a native Israelite or a resident foreigner. 17 They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
  • Isa 59:14 : 14 Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.
  • Matt 22:16 : 16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 24:23-24
    2 verses
    83%

    23Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

    24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

  • Prov 28:21
    79%

    21To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

  • Deut 16:19
    78%

    19You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 17:26
    78%

    26It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

  • Lev 19:15
    76%

    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

  • Prov 17:23
    75%

    23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 29:27
    75%

    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Exod 23:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

    8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

    2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

    3and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

  • Lam 3:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

  • Job 13:10
    73%

    10He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!

  • Job 34:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18who says to a king,‘Worthless man’ and to nobles,‘Wicked men,’

    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 17:15
    73%

    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Ps 1:5
    73%

    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

  • Ps 82:2
    73%

    2He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah)

  • Isa 5:23
    73%

    23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 3:31
    72%

    31Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose any of his ways;

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 25:26
    72%

    26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

  • Deut 25:1
    72%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Prov 12:2
    72%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Deut 1:17
    72%

    17They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

  • Gen 18:25
    71%

    25Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

  • Prov 12:26
    71%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Job 36:6
    71%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Job 32:21
    71%

    21I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Ps 28:3
    71%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Ps 101:4
    71%

    4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Prov 4:14
    71%

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

  • Prov 10:32
    71%

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Hab 1:4
    71%

    4For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

  • Ps 140:11
    71%

    11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

  • Col 3:25
    71%

    25For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.