Proverbs 18:5 References

5 To ashow partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to bthrust aside the righteous in judgment.

a Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Psalms 82:2, Proverbs 17:15, Proverbs 24:23, Proverbs 28:21

Leviticus 19

15 'aYou shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Deuteronomy 1

17 'aYou shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall bnot fear man, for the judgment is God's. cThe case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.'

Deuteronomy 16

19 "aYou shall not distort justice; byou shall not be partial, and cyou shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Psalms 82

2 How long will you ajudge unjustly And bshow partiality to the wicked? Selah.

Proverbs 17

15 He who ajustifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs 24

23 These also are asayings of the wise. To bshow partiality in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 28

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

Other references for Proverbs 18:5

b Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:6, Proverbs 17:26, Proverbs 31:5, Micah 3:9