Deuteronomy 1:17

You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.'

Exodus 18:26

And they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.

Leviticus 19:15

"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

2 Chronicles 19:6

and said to the judges, "Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD. He is with you in giving judgment.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.

Exodus 18:22

And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

James 2:9

But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Exodus 23:6-7

"You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.

Exodus 18:18

You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.

Exodus 23:2-3

You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,

Deuteronomy 17:8-10

"If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to the place that the LORD your God will choose.

Deuteronomy 24:17

"You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge,

1 Samuel 12:3-4

Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you."

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."

2 Samuel 14:14

We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.

1 Kings 21:8-14

So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.

Job 22:6-9

For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Job 29:11-17

When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved,

Job 31:13-16

"If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me,

Job 31:34

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

Psalm 82:3-4

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

Proverbs 22:22-23

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

Jeremiah 1:17

But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.

Jeremiah 5:28-29

they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Amos 5:11-12

Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

Micah 2:1-3

Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Micah 3:1-4

And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?--

Micah 7:3-4

Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

Matthew 22:16

And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.

Mark 12:14

And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?"

Luke 20:21

So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.

Acts 10:34-35

So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,

Romans 2:11

For God shows no partiality.

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.

Colossians 3:25

For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.

James 2:1-5

My brothers,show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

1 Peter 1:17

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,

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.

The judgment

Bible References

Shall not

Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.
Leviticus 19:15
"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."
2 Samuel 14:14
We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.
Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.
Luke 20:21
So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.
Acts 10:34
So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
Romans 2:11
For God shows no partiality.
Ephesians 6:9
Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.
Colossians 3:25
For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
James 2:1
My brothers,show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
1 Peter 1:17
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,

Ye shall hear

Exodus 23:3
nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you."
Job 22:6
For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job 29:11
When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved,
Job 31:13
"If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me,
Psalm 82:3
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
Jeremiah 5:28
they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Amos 5:11
Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
Micah 2:1
Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Micah 3:1
And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?--
Micah 7:3
Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
James 2:2
For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in,

Ye shall not

1 Kings 21:8
So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.
Job 31:34
because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors--
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.
Jeremiah 1:17
But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.
Matthew 22:16
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.
Mark 12:14
And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?"
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.

The judgment

2 Chronicles 19:6
and said to the judges, "Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD. He is with you in giving judgment.

The cause

Deuteronomy 17:8
"If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to the place that the LORD your God will choose.
Exodus 18:18
You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.

General references

Leviticus 19:15
"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
Numbers 30:1
Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, "This is what the LORD has commanded.
John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment."

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