John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 5. [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked , etc.] For a judge to have respect to a wicked man in a cause before him, and to favour him, because he is a rich man, or a relation, or he has received some kindness from him; none of these things should have any influence upon him to overthrow the righteous in judgment : though he may be a poor man and a stranger, and to whom the judge is under no private and personal obligation; yet justice ought to be done without any respect to persons; to do otherwise is not only not good, but very bad, very sinful and criminal; it is contrary to law and justice; it is doing injury to men, and is repugnant to the will of God, and offensive to him, ( Leviticus 19:15).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 5 - The merits of a cause must be looked to, not the person.
Original Hebrew שׂאת5375 פני6440 רשׁע7563 לא3808 טוב2896 להטות5186 צדיק6662 במשׁפט׃4941
