'Judge' in the Bible

But I will be the judge of that nation whose servants they are, and they will come out from among them with great wealth.

And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.

Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

And they said, Give way there. This one man, they said, came here from a strange country, and will he now be our judge? now we will do worse to you than to them; and pushing violently against Lot, they came near to get the door broken in.

Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Dan will be the judge of his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.

And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.

And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.

Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.

Then let the meeting of the people be judge between the man responsible for the death and him who has the right of punishment for blood, acting by these rules:

In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I will give it a hearing.

And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:

And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

And if the wrongdoer is to undergo punishment by whipping, the judge will give orders for him to go down on his face and be whipped before him, the number of the blows being in relation to his crime.

For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.

And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.

But whenever the judge was dead, they went back and did more evil than their fathers, going after other gods, to be their servants and their worshippers; giving up nothing of their sins and their hard-hearted ways.

And the spirit of the Lord came on him and he became judge of Israel, and went out to war, and the Lord gave up Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, into his hands and he overcame him.

Now Deborah, a woman prophet, the wife of Lapidoth, was judge of Israel at that time.

He was judge over Israel for twenty-three years; and at his death his body was put to rest in the earth in Shamir.

And after him came Jair the Gileadite, who was judge over Israel for twenty-two years.

So I have done no wrong against you, but you are doing wrong to me in fighting against me: may the Lord, who is Judge this day, be judge between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.

And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.

And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.

He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.

Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.

And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.

And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.

And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;

Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving your decision against the wrongdoer, so that punishment for his sins may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.

May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

Then let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy before the Lord, for he is come to be the judge of the earth.

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving punishment to the wrongdoer, so that his sin may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.

Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.

Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

Is anyone able to give teaching to God? for he is the judge of those who are on high.

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.

The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

When the right time has come, I will be the judge in righteousness.

But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.

When God took his place as judge, for the salvation of the poor on the earth. (Selah.)

Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.

He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?

Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.

Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.

The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years;

The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.

But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.

He who takes up my cause is near; who will go to law with me? let us come together before the judge: who is against me? let him come near to me.

In place of brass, I will give gold, and for iron silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make Peace your judge, and Righteousness your overseer.

The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.