It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

not

Proverbs 24:23 These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.

Proverbs 28:21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

Leviticus 19:15 Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor: nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice.

Deuteronomy 1:16,17 And I commanded them, saying: Hear them, and judge that which is just: whether he be one of your country, or a stranger. . . .

Deuteronomy 16:19 And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just.

Job 13:7,8 Hath God any need of your lie, that you should speak deceitfully for him? . . .

Job 34:19 Who accepteth not the persons of princes: nor hath regarded the tyrant, when he contended against the poor man: for all are the work of his hands.

Matthew 22:16 And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.

to overthrow

1 Kings 21:9-14 And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people; . . .

Isaiah 5:23 That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.

Isaiah 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice hath stood far off: because truth hath fallen down in the street, and equity could not come in.

Micah 7:3 The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it.