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It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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American Standard Version
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice.
English Standard Version
It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.
King James Version
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
New American Standard Bible
To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to suppress the righteous in judgment.
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.
World English Bible
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.