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 to hear the cases between your countrymen and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger with him.

Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords! He is the great, the powerful, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

Do not make false accusations. Do not put an innocent person to death. I will condemn anyone who does this evil thing.

These sayings belong to the wise. It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Peter opened his mouth, and said, I truly perceive that God shows no partiality.

General references

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

Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.

Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.

In the business of trading goods for money, do no wrong to one another.

your elders and judges must go and measure the distance from the body to each of the neighboring cities.

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

Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to punish an innocent person.' All the people will say: 'Amen.'

He appointed judges in the country, in each fortified city of Judah.

A wicked man takes a bribe to pervert the ways of judgment.

Open your mouth and judge righteously. Plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Do not judge according to appearance! Judge a righteous judgment.

God is not partial! (God does not play favorites!)