Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked-to show partiality to them, so as-to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 18:5

Arno Geneva Study Bible

[It is] not good to (e) accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. (e) That is, to favour him and support him.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 18:1 . MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liabl...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

not good. Figure of speech Tapeinosis (App-6), meaning it is very bad. to accept the person . to show partiality. To. Repeat the Ellipsis: "...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. To accept the person of the wicked - We must not, in jud...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To accept the person, &c.— This phrase has principally, if not always, a judicial meaning. See Leviticus 19:15 . Deuteronomy 1:17 ; Deuterono...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and oppo...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Pro...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 18:1 . The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked ,.... For a judge to have respect to a wicked man in a cause before him, and to favour him, beca...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 18:5 [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. Ver. 5. It is not good to accept the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. This justly condemns those who, being...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It is not good, i.e. it is a most wicked and hateful thing. See Poole on " Proverbs 17:15,26 . To accept the person; to favour his unrighteous...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Words Of The Wise Are A Wellspring Of Wisdom, But A Fool's Words Result In Misery For Him, And Finally Bring About His Ruin ( Proverbs 18:3-7 )....
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 18:1 . Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. יתגלע yithgalâ; this word occurs but t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, Through desire...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 5. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to favor him in any way, especially in a court case, to overthrow the righteous in judgme...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:9-14 ; Deuteronomy 1:16 ; Deuteronomy 1:17 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Isaiah 5:23 ; Isaiah 59:14 ; Job 13:7 ; Job 13:8 ; Job 34:19 ;...

⁵ It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 18:5

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 18:5