Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
In other versions
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, `Nor' to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
ASV
To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.
BBE
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
DBY
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
WEB
Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
YLT
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
ENG
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
WBT
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
BSB
In context
3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.