Proverbs 24:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.”
Proverbs 24:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 24:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 24:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 24:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.”
Proverbs 24:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 24:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“These also aresayingsof the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.”
Proverbs 24:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 24:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“These also are for the wise: --To discern faces in judgment is not good.”
Proverbs 24:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 24:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.”
Proverbs 24:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 24:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.”
Proverbs 24:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 24:23 in Context — Proverbs 24
21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
What Does Proverbs 24:23 Mean?
Proverbs 24:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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