3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt,

and with shame comes reproach.

4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,

but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked

and so deprive the innocent of justice.

3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,

and with dishonor comes disgrace.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;

the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked

or to deprive the righteous of justice.

3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt,

And with ignominy reproach.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters,

And the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked,

To overthrow the righteous in judgment.

3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace,

and scandalous behavior brings contempt.

4 Wise words are like deep waters;

wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

5 It is not right to acquit the guilty

or deny justice to the innocent.

3 When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;

And with dishonor comes reproach.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;

The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.

5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,

Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

3 Do something evil, and people won’t like you.

Do something shameful, and they will make fun of you.

4 Spoken words can be like deep water,

but wisdom is like a flowing stream.

5 It is not good to honor the wicked

or to be unfair to the innocent.

3 When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt,

And with ignominy cometh reproach.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters;

The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good,

Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

3 When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.

3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, 

and insult comes along with disgrace. 

4 The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters. 

The fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream. 

5 It is not good to be partial toward a wicked person, 

thereby depriving an innocent person of justice. 

3 When a wicked man comes, contempt also does,

and along with dishonor, disgrace.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,

a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.

5 It is not good to show partiality to the guilty

by perverting the justice due the innocent.

3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also;

and with dishonor comes disgrace.

4 The words of the mouth are deep waters;

the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.

5 It is not right to be partial to the guilty,

or to subvert the innocent in judgment.

3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also,

and with dishonor, disgrace.

4 Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man;

a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.

5 Being partial to faces of evil is not good,

nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

3 People hate it when evil comes.

And they refuse to honor those who bring shame.

4 The words of a person’s mouth are like deep water.

But the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

5 It isn’t good to favor those who do wrong.

And it isn’t good to hold back what is fair from those who aren’t guilty.