Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.Proverbs 18:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא־ט֑וֹב לְהַטּ֥וֹת צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
- שְׂאֵ֣תse.'Et“to lift up”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
- פְּנֵי־pe.nei-“[the] face of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “kindness” · Strong's H6440N
- רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'“a wicked [person]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- ט֑וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- לְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.Tot“to turn aside”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- צַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.Pat“in <the> judgment”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)