Proverbs 18:4-5

New International Version

⁴The words of the mouth are deep waters,^(A)
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

⁵It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(B)
and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(C)

Proverbs 18:4-5

King James Version

⁴The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

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

⁴^(A)The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
^(B)The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.

⁵It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in ^(C)judgment.

New International Version (NIV)