Proverbs

Proverbs 18:5

5Showing partialitya to the wicked is not good,

nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

Footnotes

  • a 18:5 Hebrew Lifting the face

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Showing partialityשְׂאֵ֣תśə·’êṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5375 lift, take, carry
to the wickedרָשָׁ֣עrā·šā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7563 wicked, criminal
is notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
goodט֑וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
nor is deprivingלְהַטּ֥וֹתlə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
the innocentצַ֝דִּ֗יקṣad·dîqAdjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
of justiceבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃bam·miš·pāṭPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment

Cross-references

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Leviticus 19:15 · Deuteronomy 16:19 · Proverbs 28:21 · Psalm 82:2 · Proverbs 24:23 · Proverbs 17:15 · Isaiah 5:23 · Deuteronomy 1:16–17 · Matthew 22:16 · 1 Kings 21:9–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.