It is not good to be partial to the wicked, or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
“It is not good to admire those who are impious,” even though one of them has an important position or covers up what is right with persuasive speech. To admire the behavior of the impious is to sanction iniquity inspired by the devil. Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon, Fragment