Thematic Bible: How not to judge


Thematic Bible





You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous. Verse ConceptsFavouritismBlindness, SymbolicInjustice, Hated By GodReward, HumanRighteous, TheMagistratesAvoiding BribesBlindingOther Blinding

You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you bear witness at a trial so as to side with a multitude to pervert justice. Neither shall you be partial to a poor man in his trial [just because he is poor].


You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear and pay attention to the [cases of the] least [important] as well as the great. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you [to judge], you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’ Verse ConceptsLawsuitsSmallnessMagistratesFear Of ManPartialityGreat And SmallHard TasksDo Not Fear MenJudgingRespectMaking DecisionsDecision MakingConflictFamily ConflictRespecting AuthorityJudging Others Actionsdiscrimination


To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.
Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnWitnesses, FalseMaking DecisionsAcquitting The Guilty


These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism