KJV dictionary & concordance
Biased, unfairly favouring or preferring one person, class, interest, or application over another instead of judging and handling truth consistently.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Malachi 2:9
Complete exact-word concordance
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
Therefore haue I also made you contemptible and base before al the people, according as yee haue not kept my wayes, but haue bin partiall in y e law.
1611 marginal noteOr, lifted vp the face against. Heb. accepted faces.
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
Are yee not then partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?
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Historical English dictionary sources
Inclined to favor without reason.
