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, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't respect persons, nor takes reward.
Exodus 23:7
"Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Acts 10:34
Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;

General references

Exodus 21:26
"If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Exodus 23:6
"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
Leviticus 19:15
"'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
Leviticus 25:14
"'If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
Deuteronomy 21:2
then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain:
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
Deuteronomy 27:25
'Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'
2 Chronicles 19:5
He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."
John 7:24
Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
Romans 2:11
For there is no partiality with God.