Thematic Bible: How not to judge


Thematic Bible





You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not show partiality, neither take a bribe: for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. Verse ConceptsFavouritismBlindness, SymbolicInjustice, Hated By GodReward, HumanRighteous, TheMagistratesAvoiding BribesBlindingOther Blinding

You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shall you testify in a dispute to follow after a crowd to pervert judgment: Neither shall you be partial to a poor man in his cause.

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityJudging OthersLaw, OtLawsuitsPrejudiceRespect, For Human BeingsJusticeCivil GovernmentPartialityJudging RightlyInjusticeMighty in its influenceRespectMaking DecisionsRespecting Authority

You shall not respect persons in judgment; but you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. Verse ConceptsLawsuitsSmallnessMagistratesFear Of ManPartialityGreat And SmallHard TasksDo Not Fear MenJudgingRespectMaking DecisionsDecision MakingConflictFamily ConflictRespecting AuthorityJudging Others Actionsdiscrimination

It is not good to be partial to the wicked, or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnWitnesses, FalseMaking DecisionsAcquitting The Guilty

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have partiality in judgment. Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism