Ezra 10:16

And the sons of the captivity did so. And Ezra, the priest, and the men who were the heads of the fathers in the house of their fathers were separated, all of them by their names, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to inquire into the matter.

Deuteronomy 13:14

then shalt thou enquire and search and ask diligently; and, behold, if it is the truth and the thing certain that such abomination is wrought among you,

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy; and the cause which I did not know I searched out.

John 7:51

Does our law judge any man before it hears him and knows what he does?

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Summary

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

To examine the matter

Bible References

To examine the matter

Deuteronomy 13:14
then shalt thou enquire and search and ask diligently; and, behold, if it is the truth and the thing certain that such abomination is wrought among you,
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy; and the cause which I did not know I searched out.
John 7:51
Does our law judge any man before it hears him and knows what he does?