Proverbs 24:23

“These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to haue respect of persons in iudgement.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations

These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
- King James Version

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

These also are `sayings' of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
- American Standard Version (1901)

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
- Basic English Bible

These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
- Darby Bible

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
- Webster's Bible

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

These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.
- Youngs Literal Bible

These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 24:23


24:23 These - The counsels following, to the end of the chapter, no less than those hitherto mentioned, are worthy of their consideration.


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