Verse 5

It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Å vise fortrinn for en ond person er ikke bra, og å forvrenge rettferdigheten for den rettferdige er galt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er ikke bra å vise partiskhet mot den onde, og heller ikke å felle den rettskafne i dommen.

• Norsk King James

  Det er ikke godt å akseptere de ondes person for å dømme de rettferdige.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er ikke godt å vise respekt for en ugudelig ved å bøye en rettferdig i retten.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er ikke godt å gi den skyldige ære, eller å vri retten for den rettferdige.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er ikke godt å vise begunstigelse mot de onde for å styrte de rettferdige i dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er ikke rett å støtte den onde og samtidig undergrave de rettferdige i dommen.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Det er ikke godt å vise begunstigelse mot de onde for å styrte de rettferdige i dom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er ikke godt å vise partiskhet for den onde og å bøye retten for den rettferdige.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er ikke godt å gjøre forskjell på de onde, eller å dømme den rettferdige urettferdig.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er ikke godt at ansee en Ugudeligs Person til at bøie en Retfærdig i Dommen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er ikke bra å vise den onde nåde og dømme de rettferdige urettferdig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Å vise partiskhet for de onde er ikke godt, heller ikke å berøve de uskyldige rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er ikke godt å vise begunstigelse til en ugudelig, å vende rettferdige bort i dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er ikke godt å vise respekt for de onde, heller ikke å avvise de rettferdige i rettssak.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Å vise respekt for den onde er ikke godt, heller ikke å gi en feilaktig dom mot den rettferdige.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It is not good to regarde ye personne of the vngodly, or to put backe ye righteous in iudgmet.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

• World English Bible (2000)

  To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Lev 19:15 : 15 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
• Prov 24:23 : 23 These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
• Prov 28:21 : 21 To show partiality is not good; for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
• Ps 82:2 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
• Prov 17:15 : 15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
• Deut 16:19 : 19 You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
• 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, worthless fellows, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And then carry him out and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
• Job 13:7-8 : 7 Will you speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will you accept his person? will you contend for God?
• Job 34:19 : 19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.
• Deut 1:16-17 : 16 And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger who is with him. 17 You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of anyone, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too difficult for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.
• Isa 5:23 : 23 Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
• Isa 59:14 : 14 And judgment is turned backward, and justice stands far off: for truth has fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
• Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
• Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, nor do you care about anyone, for you do not regard the person of men.