Proverbs 24:23

NETBible

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality 1  in judgment is terrible: 2 

NIV ©

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

NASB ©

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

NLT ©

Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.

MSG ©

It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice.

BBE ©

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person’s position when judging is not good.

NRSV ©

These also are sayings of the wise: Partiality in judging is not good.

NKJV ©

These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

KJV
These [things] also [belong] to the wise
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[It is] not good
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to have respect
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of persons
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in judgment
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NASB ©
These
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also
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are sayings of the wise
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. To show
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partiality
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<6440> in judgment
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is not good
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.
LXXM
tauta
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D-APN
de
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PRT
legw
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V-PAI-1S
umin
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P-DP
toiv
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T-DPM
sofoiv
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A-DPM
epiginwskein
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V-PAN
aideisyai {V-PMN} proswpon
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N-ASN
en
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PREP
krisei
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N-DSF
ou
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ADV
kalon
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A-NSN
NET [draft] ITL
These
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sayings also
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are from the wise
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: To show partiality
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in judgment
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is terrible
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:
HEBREW
bwj
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lb
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jpsmb
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Mynp
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rkh
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Mymkxl
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hla
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Mg (24:23)
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NETBible

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality 1  in judgment is terrible: 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “to recognize faces”; KJV, ASV “to have respect of persons”; NLT “to show favoritism.”

2 tn Heb “not good.” This is a figure known as tapeinosis – a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is terrible!”