Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
BSB
ASV
These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
KJV
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Belong to the wise - Either “are fitting for the wise, addressed to them,” or (as in the superscriptions of many of the Psalms) “are written by the wise.” Most recent commentators take it in the latter sense, and look on it as indicating the beginning of a fresh section, containing proverbs not ascribed to Solomon’s authorship. Compare the introduction to Proverbs.
These . . . wise--literally, "are of the wise," as authors (compare "Psalms of David," Hebrew). "These" refers to the verses following, Pr 24:24-34. to have respect--literally, "to discern faces," show partiality, 24, 25. of which an example is justifying the wicked, to which is opposed, rebuking him, which has a blessing.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
leads to
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I…
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
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Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
leads to
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
Through
2 Chronicles 19:7And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
leads to
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the…