Deuteronomy 16:19

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Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;

Leviticus 19:15

‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise man mad,
And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Exodus 23:6-8

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.

Deuteronomy 27:19

‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Deuteronomy 1:16-17

“Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen, and judge righteously between a man and his fellow countryman, or the alien who is with him.

1 Samuel 8:3

His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.

Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and 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? I will restore it to you.”

Job 31:21-22

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw I had support in the gate,

Proverbs 24:28

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Jeremiah 5:28

‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

Micah 7:3

Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore the law is ignored
And justice is never upheld.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out perverted.

Zephaniah 3:3-5

Her princes within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.

Acts 10:34

Opening his mouth, Peter said:“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

Acts 16:37

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.”

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Respect

Acts 10:34

General references

Bible References

Respect

“Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen, and judge righteously between a man and his fellow countryman, or the alien who is with him.

For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.

These also are sayings of the wise.
To

show partiality in judgment is not good.

Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

General references

“If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye.

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.

then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance to the cities which are around the slain one.

“If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,

‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

For there is no partiality with God.