Deuteronomy 16:19

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.

Respect

Acts 10:34

General references

Bible References

Respect

I charged your judges at that time, "When you hold a hearing between brothers, judge fairly between a man and his brother or between foreigners.

For the LORD your God is the God of all gods, the LORD of all lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who does not show favoritism or take bribes.

Stay far away from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent or the righteous, because I won't acquit the guilty.

Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment.

Then Peter began to speak: "Now I understand that God shows no partiality.

General references

"If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant and destroys it, he is to release him as a free man in exchange for his eye.

"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

"You are not to be unjust in deciding a case. You are not to show partiality to the poor or honor the great. Instead, decide the case of your neighbor with righteousness."

So if you had sold property to a neighbor or had acquired land from your neighbor, you are not to cheat one another.

then let your elders and judges go out and measure the distance from the dead body to the neighboring cities.

"When there is a conflict between individuals, let them come to court to judge the case, decide who is innocent, and condemn the guilty person.

""Cursed is one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.' "Then all the people are to respond by saying, "Amen!'

and appointing judges throughout the land in all of the walled cities of Judah, city by city. He issued this reminder to the judges:

The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice.

Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Stop judging by appearances, but judge with righteous judgment!"

because God does not show partiality.