John Chrysostom, on Prov 18:5

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.”

“"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.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.