Proverbs 18:5 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 18 · verse 5 · King James Version

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.Proverbs 18:5 · King James Version

Proverbs 18:5 in context

3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

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

6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

overthrownâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
acceptnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
personpânîymthe faceH6440 →
wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →