Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Bible References
Respect
Deuteronomy 1:16
I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.
Exodus 23:7
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
Proverbs 24:23 These sayings also belong to the wise:
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
Acts 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “Now I really understand that God doesn’t show favoritism,
General references
Exodus 21:26
“When a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he must let the slave go free in compensation for his eye.
Exodus 23:6
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Leviticus 19:15
“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.
Deuteronomy 21:2
your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the nearby cities.
Deuteronomy 25:1
“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.
Deuteronomy 27:25 ‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
2 Chronicles 19:5
He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.
to subvert the course of justice.
Proverbs 31:9 Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
and defend the cause of
John 7:24 Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.”
Romans 2:11
There is no favoritism with God.