Deuteronomy 1:17

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Deuteronomy 1:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

Shall not

Ye shall hear

Ye shall not

1 Thessalonians 2:4

The judgment

2 Chronicles 19:6

The cause

Deuteronomy 17:8

Exodus 18:18

General references

Leviticus 19:15

Numbers 30:1

John 7:24

Bible References

Shall not

Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords! He is the great, the powerful, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.

Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.

But Jehovah said to Samuel: Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature. I have rejected him. God does not see as man sees. Man looks at the outward appearance. Jehovah looks at the heart (inner man).

We each must die and disappear like water poured out on the ground. But God does not take our lives. Instead, he figures out ways of bringing us back when we run away.

These sayings belong to the wise. It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Teacher, they said, we know that you are right in what you say and teach. You are not partial and do not play favorites. Rather you teach the way of God truthfully.

Peter opened his mouth, and said, I truly perceive that God shows no partiality.

God is not partial! (God does not play favorites!)

You masters, do the same things to them. Do not threaten! You know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven. There is no favoritism with him.

For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong that he has done. There is no partiality.

My brothers, keep the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. Do not favor one person over the other.

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time you spend here in reverence.

Ye shall hear

Do not show partiality to a poor man at his trial.

Here I am! Testify against me before Jehovah and before his anointed one. Whose bull have I stolen? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I cheated anyone? Have I oppressed any? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make it right.

You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

When the ear heard, it commended me, and when the eye saw, it approved.

If I have rejected the cause of my male or female slaves, when they brought a complaint against me

Defend the weak and fatherless. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate.

They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

You impose unfair rent on the poor and defraud a tribute of grain from them. You haave built houses of hewn stone yet you will not live in them. You planted pleasant vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.

Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning comes they do it because they are able to (it is in the power of their hands).

I said: Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not your responsibility to know justice?

They diligently seek to do evil with their hands. The prince asks and the judge is ready for a bribe. The great man utters his own evil desire. They weave it together.

A man wearing a gold ring and fine clothes and a poor man in shabby clothes comes into your synagogue.

Ye shall not

So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the elders and nobles who were in authority with Naboth.

because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silent and did not go out of doors.

Fear of man brings a snare (trap). He who trusts in Jehovah will be safe.

Strengthen yourself, Jeremiah! Stand up, and say to them whatever I tell you to say. Do not be terrified in their presence, or I will make you even more terrified in their presence.

They sent their disciples with the Herodians to Jesus. They said: Teacher we know you are truthful. You teach the way of God in truth. And you are not partial to the influence of men.

Teacher, they said, we know that you are truthful, and not concerned about what other people think. You truthfully teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

We always speak, as God wants us to. He has judged us worthy to be entrusted with the Good News. We do not try to please people, but to please God, who tests our motives (examines our hearts).

The judgment

He told the judges: Be careful when you make your decisions in court. Remember these are Jehovah's people. He will know the judgements you decide.

The cause

If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you should go to the place Jehovah your God chooses.

You and your people will wear yourselves out. This is too much work for you. You cannot do it alone!

General references

Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.

Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: This is what Jehovah has commanded about vows:

Do not judge according to appearance! Judge a righteous judgment.