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
“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the matters between your brothers [your fellow countrymen], and judge righteously and fairly between a man and his brother, or the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) who is with him.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.
Exodus 23:7
Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.
Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Acts 10:34
Opening his mouth, Peter said:
“Most certainly I understand now that God is not one to show partiality [to people as though Gentiles were excluded from God’s blessing],
“Most certainly I understand now that God is not one to show partiality [to people as though Gentiles were excluded from God’s blessing],
General references
Exodus 21:26
“If a man hits the eye of his male servant or female servant and it is destroyed, he must let the servant go free because of [the loss of] the eye.
Exodus 23:6
“You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute.
Leviticus 19:15
‘You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor show a preference for the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
Leviticus 25:14
If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.
Deuteronomy 21:2
then your elders and judges shall go out and measure the distance to the cities which are around the dead person.
Deuteronomy 25:1
“If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,
Deuteronomy 27:25
‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
2 Chronicles 19:5
He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.
John 7:24 Do not judge by appearance [superficially and arrogantly], but judge fairly and righteously.”
Romans 2:11
For God shows no partiality [no arbitrary favoritism; with Him one person is not more important than another].