King James Version
Proverbs 18:5 in the King James Version says “It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”
Proverbs 18:5 · KJV
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to accept”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“the person”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“It is not good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“to overthrow”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“in judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
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