Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.In other versions
These also are `sayings' of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
ASV
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
BBE
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
DBY
These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
WEB
These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.
YLT
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
ENG
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
WBT
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
BSB
In context
21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.