TSK · Proverbs 18:5

and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah)

Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.