Catholic Public Domain Version
"It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment. "
— Proverbs 18:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”
“To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Norto turn aside the righteous in judgment. ”
“To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.”
“It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.”
“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.”
“To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.”
“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”
The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.