Proverbs 24:23
ContextNET © | 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. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | 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!” |