Strong's Lexicon Showing partiality שְׂאֵ֣ת (śə·’êṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought to the wicked רָשָׁ֣ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) is not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) good, ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty nor is depriving לְהַטּ֥וֹת (lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5186: 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) 1a3) to bend, turn, incline 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down 1a3b) to bend, bow 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stretch out 1c2) to spread out 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away the innocent צַ֝דִּ֗יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful of justice. בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ (bam·miš·pāṭ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleShowing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. Young's Literal Translation Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment. Holman Christian Standard Bible It is not good to show partiality to the guilty by perverting the justice due the innocent. New American Standard Bible To show partiality to the wicked is not good, [Nor] to thrust aside the righteous in judgment. King James Bible [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. Parallel Verses New International Version It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. New Living Translation It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent. English Standard Version It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. New American Standard Bible To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment. King James Bible It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. Holman Christian Standard Bible It is not good to show partiality to the guilty by perverting the justice due the innocent. International Standard Version It's not good to be partial towards an evil person, thereby depriving the righteous of justice. NET Bible It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice. American Standard Version To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment. English Revised Version To accept the person of the wicked is not good, nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment. Young's Literal Translation Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment. Cross References Exodus 23:2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Exodus 23:6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Deuteronomy 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. Psalm 82:2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. Proverbs 17:26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. Proverbs 24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. Proverbs 28:21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. Proverbs 31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 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