Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:5
American Standard Version
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, `Nor' to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Amplified® Bible
To respect the person of the wicked {and} be partial to him, so as to deprive the [consistently] righteous of justice, is not good.
Contemporary English Version
It's wrong to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from getting justice.
Darby English Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
Good News Bible
It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.
King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
New American Standard Bible
To show partiality to the wicked is not good, {Nor} to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.
New International Version
It is not good to be partial to the wicked
or to deprive the innocent of justice.
New King James Version
It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
To show partiality to the wicked does not bode well, Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.
Revised Standard Version
It is not good to be partial to a wicked man, or to deprive a righteous man of justice.
Young's Literal Translation
Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
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